INTER. ACCOUNTING - CONNECT+ALEKS ACCESS
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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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