Question

Ferris Company began January with 4,000 units of its principal product. The cost of each unit is $6. Merchandise transactions for the month of January are as follows:

	Purchases
Date of Purchase	Units		Unit Cost*			Total Cost
Jan. 10	3,000		$	7			$	21,000
Jan. 18	4,000			8				32,000
Totals	7,000							53,000

* Includes purchase price and cost of freight.

Sales
Date of Sale	Units
Jan. 5	2,000
Jan. 12	1,000
Jan. 20	3,000
Total	6,000

5,000 units were on hand at the end of the month.

1. Calculate January's ending inventory and cost of goods sold for the month using FIFO, periodic system.
2. Calculate January's ending inventory and cost of goods sold for the month using LIFO, periodic system.
3. Calculate January's ending inventory and cost of goods sold for the month using FIFO, perpetual system.
4. Calculate January's ending inventory and cost of goods sold for the month using Average cost, periodic system.
5. Calculate January's ending inventory and cost of goods sold for the month using Average cost, perpetual system.

Answer 1

FIFO: Under the FIFO method, it is assumed that the goods purchased first are the goods sold first. So the ending inventory would represent the goods purchased later in point of time.
LIFO: Under the LIFO method, it is assumed that the goods purchased last are the goods sold first. So the ending inventory would represent the goods which are purchased first in point of time.
Average cost: Under the average cost method, average cost per unit is found for units available for sale and the average cost arrived is used to calculate ending inventory and cost of goods sold.