In: Accounting
Question text
Assume the following data for a retailer's inventory.
| 
 Retail Inventory  | 
 # units  | 
 $ / unit  | 
 Total  | 
| 
 Beginning Inventory  | 
 1  | 
 20  | 
 20  | 
| 
 Purchase of Inventory  | 
 1  | 
 22  | 
 22  | 
| 
 Purchase of Inventory  | 
 1  | 
 24  | 
 24  | 
| 
 Purchase of Inventory  | 
 1  | 
 26  | 
 26  | 
| 
 Goods Available for Sale (GAFS)  | 
 4  | 
 92  | 
|
| 
 Sale of Inventory  | 
 1  | 
 40  | 
 40  | 
| 
 Ending Inventory  | 
 3  | 
Under retail method of valuation of inventory, closing inventory is calculated based on the retail value of the units. Sale is done at $40, thus retail value per unit is $40.
| Particulars | No. of units | Cost per unit | Total | 
| Bagining Inventory | 1.00 | $ 20.00 | $ 20.00 | 
| Purchase | 1.00 | $ 22.00 | $ 22.00 | 
| Purchase | 1.00 | $ 24.00 | $ 24.00 | 
| Purchase | 1.00 | $ 26.00 | $ 26.00 | 
| Goods Available for sale | 4.00 | $ 92.00 | |
| Sale of Invetory | 1.00 | $ 40.00 | $ 40.00 | 
| Ending Inventory | 3.00 | $ 40.00 | $ 120.00 |