In: Accounting
Titans, Inc uses a periodic inventory system. One of the store's most popular products is a nerf-type basketball. The inventory quantities, purchases, and sales of this product for the most recent year are as follows:
Number of Units | Cost per Unit | Total Cost | ||
Inventory, January | 300 | $5.20 | $1,560 | |
Purchase, March 12 | 100 | $5.60 | $560 | |
Purchase, June 19 | 350 | $6.50 | $2,275 | |
Purchase, September 3 | 250 | $8.10 | $2,025 | |
Units Sold | 800 |
A. What is the cost of the December 31 inventory and the cost of goods sold for the basketballs during the year under each of the following cost flow assumptions? Show your work.
1. First in, first-out
2. Last in, first-out
3. Weighted Average cost (round to the nearest dollar, except unit cost)
B. Which of the three inventory pricing methods provides the most useful balance sheet valuation of inventory considering the current replacement cost of the basketballs? Explain.
C. Which of the three inventory pricing methods provides the most useful measure of income in light of the costs incurred by Titans to replace the basketballs when they are sold? Consider which method results in a net income measure that is most predictive of future profitability. In other words, if you were thinking about buying stock in Titans, which inventory pricing measure gives you the most useful measure of its future profitability? Explain.