In: Accounting
Scrappers Supplies tracks the number of units purchased and sold throughout each accounting period but applies its inventory costing method at the end of each period, as if it uses a periodic inventory system. Assume its accounting records provided the following information at the end of the annual accounting period, December 31.
Transactions | Units | Unit Cost | |||||||
Beginning inventory, January 1 | 210 | $ | 34 | ||||||
Transactions during the year: | |||||||||
a. Purchase on account, March 2 | 305 | 36 | |||||||
b. Cash sale, April 1 ($50 each) | (360 | ) | |||||||
c. Purchase on account, June 30 | 260 | 40 | |||||||
d. Cash sale, August 1 ($50 each) | (90 | ) | |||||||
TIP: Although the purchases and sales are listed in chronological order, Scrappers determines the cost of goods sold after all of the purchases have occurred.
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