In: Accounting
Case D. Stewart Company reports the following inventory records for November:
INVENTORY | ||||
Date | Activity | # of Units | Cost/Unit | |
November 1 | Beginning balance | 125 | $ | 16 |
November 4 | Purchase | 330 | 17 | |
November 7 | Sale (@ $57 per unit) | 210 | ||
November 13 | Purchase | 510 | 19 | |
November 22 | Sale (@ $57 per unit) | 505 | ||
Selling, administrative, and depreciation expenses for the month were $15,500. Stewart’s tax rate is 30 percent.
1. Calculate the cost of ending inventory and the cost of goods sold under each of the following methods using periodic inventory system: (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
2-a. What is the gross profit percentage under the
FIFO method? (Round your percentage answer to 2 decimal
places (i.e. 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34).)
2-b. What is net income under the LIFO method?
3. Stewart applied the lower of cost or market method to value its inventory for reporting purposes at the end of the month. Assuming Stewart used the FIFO method and that inventory had a market replacement value of $18.10 per unit, what would Stewart report on the balance sheet for inventory?