Question

Perpetual Inventory

The beginning inventory at Midnight Supplies and data on purchases and sales for a three-month period ending March 31 are as follows:

Date		Transaction	Number of Units		Per Unit		Total
Jan. 1		Inventory	7,500		$75.00		$562,500
10		Purchase	22,500		85.00		1,912,500
28		Sale	11,250		150.00		1,687,500
30		Sale	3,750		150.00		562,500
Feb. 5		Sale	1,500		150.00		225,000
10		Purchase	54,000		87.50		4,725,000
16		Sale	27,000		160.00		4,320,000
28		Sale	25,500		160.00		4,080,000
Mar. 5		Purchase	45,000		89.50		4,027,500
14		Sale	30,000		160.00		4,800,000
25		Purchase	7,500		90.00		675,000
30		Sale	26,250		160.00		4,200,000

Required:

1. Record the inventory, purchases, and cost of goods sold data in a perpetual inventory record similar to the one illustrated in Exhibit 4, using the last-in, first-out method. Under LIFO, if units are in inventory at two different costs, enter the units with the HIGHER unit cost first in the Cost of Goods Sold Unit Cost column and LOWER unit cost first in the Inventory Unit Cost column. Round unit cost to two decimal places, if necessary.

Midnight Supplies Schedule of Cost of Goods Sold LIFO Method For the Three Months Ended March 31
	Purchases			Cost of Goods Sold			Inventory
Date	Quantity	Unit Cost	Total Cost	Quantity	Unit Cost	Total Cost	Quantity	Unit Cost	Total Cost
Jan. 1								$	$
Jan. 10		$	$
Jan. 28					$	$
Jan. 30
Feb. 5
Feb. 10
Feb. 16
Feb. 28
Mar. 5
Mar. 14
Mar. 25
Mar. 30
Mar. 31	Balances					$			$

2. Determine the total sales, the total cost of goods sold, and the gross profit from sales for the period.

Total sales	$
Total cost of goods sold	$
Gross profit	$

3. Determine the ending inventory cost as of March 31.
$

Answer 1

solution 1:

Computation of ending inventory COGS under LIFO - Midnight Supplies
Date	Beginning Inventory	Purchase	Cost of Goods Sold	Ending Inventory
Qty	Rate	Amount	Qty	Rate	Amount	Qty	Rate	Amount	Qty	Rate	Amount
1-Jan	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00	0	$0.00	$0.00	0	$0.00	$0.00	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00
10-Jan	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00	22500	$85.00	$1,912,500.00	0	$0.00	$0.00	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00
										22500	$85.00	$1,912,500.00
28-Jan	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00	0	$0.00	$0.00	11250	$85.00	$956,250.00	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00
	22500	$85.00	$1,912,500.00							11250	$85.00	$956,250.00
30-Jan	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00	0	$0.00	$0.00	3750	$85.00	$318,750.00	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00
	11250	$85.00	$956,250.00							7500	$85.00	$637,500.00
5-Feb	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00	0	$0.00	$0.00	1500	$85.00	$127,500.00	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00
	7500	$85.00	$637,500.00							6000	$85.00	$510,000.00
10-Feb	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00	54000	$87.50	$4,725,000.00	0	$0.00	$0.00	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00
	6000	$85.00	$510,000.00							6000	$85.00	$510,000.00
										54000	$87.50	$4,725,000.00
16-Feb	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00	0	$0.00	$0.00	27000	$87.50	$2,362,500.00	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00
	6000	$85.00	$510,000.00							6000	$85.00	$510,000.00
	54000	$87.50	$4,725,000.00							27000	$87.50	$2,362,500.00
28-Feb	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00	0	$0.00	$0.00	25500	$87.50	$2,231,250.00	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00
	6000	$85.00	$510,000.00							6000	$85.00	$510,000.00
	27000	$87.50	$2,362,500.00							1500	$87.50	$131,250.00
5-Mar	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00	45000	$89.50	$4,027,500.00	0	$0.00	$0.00	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00
	6000	$85.00	$510,000.00							6000	$85.00	$510,000.00
	1500	$87.50	$131,250.00							1500	$87.50	$131,250.00
										45000	$89.50	$4,027,500.00
14-Mar	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00	0	$0.00	$0.00	30000	$89.50	$2,685,000.00	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00
	6000	$85.00	$510,000.00							6000	$85.00	$510,000.00
	1500	$87.50	$131,250.00							1500	$87.50	$131,250.00
	45000	$89.50	$4,027,500.00							15000	$89.50	$1,342,500.00
25-Mar	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00	7500	$90.00	$675,000.00	0	$0.00	$0.00	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00
	6000	$85.00	$510,000.00							6000	$85.00	$510,000.00
	1500	$87.50	$131,250.00							1500	$87.50	$131,250.00
	15000	$89.50	$1,342,500.00							15000	$89.50	$1,342,500.00
										7500	$90.00	$675,000.00
30-mar	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00	0	$0.00	$0.00	7500	$90.00	$675,000.00	7500	$75.00	$562,500.00
	6000	$85.00	$510,000.00				15000	$89.50	$1,342,500.00	3750	$85.00	$318,750.00
	1500	$87.50	$131,250.00				1500	$87.50	$131,250.00
	15000	$89.50	$1,342,500.00				2250	$85.00	$191,250.00
	7500	$90.00	$675,000.00
Total							125250		$11,021,250.00	11250		$881,250.00

Solution 2:

Computation of Sales
Date	Sales Qty	Selling Price	Sale Value
28-Jan	11250	$150.00	$1,687,500.00
30-Jan	3750	$150.00	$562,500.00
5-Feb	1500	$150.00	$225,000.00
16-Feb	27000	$160.00	$4,320,000.00
28-Feb	25500	$160.00	$4,080,000.00
14-Mar	30000	$160.00	$4,800,000.00
30-Mar	26250	$160.00	$4,200,000.00
Total	125250		$19,875,000.00

Cost of goods sold = $11,021,250

Gross Profit = $19,875,000 - $11,021,250 = $8,853,750

Solution 3:

Ending inventory = $881,250