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ISBN: 9781260481976

Author: SPICELAND

Publisher: MCG COURSE

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Before discussing the topic inventory valuation let’s discuss the meaning of inventory. In accounting, inventory is also known as stock. Inventory means all the finished goods, materials, merchandise that a business holds for the purpose of selling it in…

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Chapter 8, Problem 8.5P

Various inventory costing methods

• LO8–1, LO8–4

Ferris Company began 2018 with 6,000 units of its principal product. The cost of each unit is $8. Merchandise transactions for the month of January 2018 are as follows:

Sales
Date of Sale	Units
Jan. 5	3,000
Jan. 12	2,000
Jan. 20	4,000
Total	9,000

8,000 units were on hand at the end of the month.

Required:

Calculate January’s ending inventory and cost of goods sold for the month using each of the following alternatives:

1. FIFO, periodic system

2. LIFO, periodic system

3. LIFO, perpetual system

4. Average cost, periodic system

5. Average cost, perpetual system

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Chapter 8 Solutions

EBK INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING

Ch. 8 - Describe the three types of inventory of a...Ch. 8 - What is the main difference between a perpetual...Ch. 8 - The Cloud Company employs a perpetual inventory...Ch. 8 - The Bockner Company shipped merchandise to Laetner...Ch. 8 - What is a consignment arrangement? Explain the...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.6Q Ch. 8 - The Esquire Company employs a periodic inventory...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.8Q Ch. 8 - Its common in the electronics industry for unit...Ch. 8 - Explain why proponents of LIFO argue that it...

Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.11Q Ch. 8 - Describe the ratios used by financial analysts to...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.13Q Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.14Q Ch. 8 - The Austin Company uses the dollar-value LIFO...Ch. 8 - Identify any differences between U.S. GAAP and...Ch. 8 - Determining ending inventory; periodic system ...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.2BE Ch. 8 - LIFO method LO84 AAA Hardware uses the LIFO...Ch. 8 - LIFO liquidation LO86 Refer to the situation...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.11BE Ch. 8 - Perpetual inventory system; journal entries LO81...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.2E Ch. 8 - Perpetual and periodic inventory systems compared ...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.5E Ch. 8 - Physical quantities and costs included in...Ch. 8 - FASB codification research LO82, LO83 Access the...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.13E Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.14E Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.15E Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.16E Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.19E Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.20E Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.21E Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.23E Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.25E Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.30E Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.31E Ch. 8 - Various inventory transactions; journal entries ...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.3P Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.4P Ch. 8 - Various inventory costing methods LO81, LO84...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.6P Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.9P Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.16P Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.1DMP Ch. 8 - Real World Case 82 Physical quantities and costs...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.4DMP Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.5DMP Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.8DMP Ch. 8 - Real World Case 89 Effects of inventory valuation...Ch. 8 - Communication Case 810 Dollar-value LIFO method ...Ch. 8 - Prob. 1CCTC Ch. 8 - Prob. 2CCTC

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