In: Accounting
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Aircard Corporation tracks the number of units purchased and sold throughout each accounting period but applies its inventory costing method at the end of each period as if it uses a perpetual inventory system. The following are the transactions for the month of July. |
| Units | Unit Cost | ||
| July 1 | Beginning Inventory | 2,600 | $46 |
| July 5 | Sold | 1,300 | |
| July 13 | Purchased | 6,600 | 50 |
| July 17 | Sold | 3,600 | |
| July 25 | Purchased | 8,600 | 56 |
| July 27 | Sold | 5,600 | |
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Calculate the cost of ending inventory and cost of goods sold assuming a perpetual inventory system is used in combination with (a) FIFO and (b) LIFO. |
| (a) | FIFO |
| (b) | LIFO |