In: Accounting
Inventory Costing Methods-Periodic Method
Merritt Company uses the periodic inventory system. The following
May data are for an item in Merritt's inventory:
May | 1 | Beginning inventory | 210 | units @ | $36 |
per unit |
12 | Purchased | 160 | units @ | $41 | per unit |
16 | Sold | 240 | units @ |
24 | Purchased | 220 | units @ | $42 | per unit |
Calculate the cost of goods sold for May and ending inventory at May 31 using (a) first-in, first-out, (b) last-in, first-out, and (c) the weighted-average cost methods.
Do not round until your final answers. Round your final answers to the nearest dollar.