In: Accounting
Computing Cost of Goods Sold and Ending Inventory Under
FIFO, LIFO, and Average Cost
Assume that Madden Company reports the following initial balance
and subsequent purchase of inventory.
Inventory balance at beginning of year | 1,820 | units @ $150 each | $273,000 |
Inventory purchased during the year | 2,380 | units @ $180 each | 428,400 |
Cost of goods available for sale during the year | 4,200 | units | $701,400 |
Assume that 2,800 units are sold during the year. Compute the
cost of goods sold for the year and the inventory on the year‑end
balance sheet under the following inventory costing
methods.
COGS | Ending Inventory | ||
---|---|---|---|
a. | FIFO | Answer | Answer |
b. | LIFO | Answer | Answer |
c. | Average Cost | Answer | Answer |
Calculate following
COGS | Ending inventory | ||
a | FIFO | 701400-252000 = 449400 | 1400*180 = 252000 |
b | LIFO | 701400-210000 = 491400 | 1400*150 = 210000 |
c | Average cost | 701400-233800 = 467600 | 701400/4200*1400 = 233800 |