In: Accounting
A) Whispering, Inc. uses the dollar-value LIFO method of
computing its inventory. Data for the past 3 years
follow.
Year Ended |
Inventory at |
Price |
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2019 |
$21,500 | 100 | |||
2020 |
23,532 | 106 | |||
2021 |
27,664 | 112 |
Compute the value of the 2020 and 2021 inventories using the
dollar-value LIFO method.
2020 |
2021 |
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Inventory under LIFO |
$enter a dollar amount |
$enter a dollar amount |
B)
The following is a record of Sheffield Company’s transactions for Boston Teapots for the month of May 2020.
May 1 | Balance | 468 units | @ | $18.00 | May 10 | Sale | 351 units | @ | $35.00 | ||||
12 | Purchase | 702 units | @ | $27.00 | 20 | Sale | 632 units | @ | $35.00 | ||||
28 | Purchase | 468 units | @ | $31.00 |
Assuming that perpetual inventories are not maintained and that a physical count at the end of the month shows 655 units on hand, what is the cost of the ending inventory using (1) FIFO and (2) LIFO?
(1) |
(2) |
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Ending Inventory |
$ |
$ |
Assuming that perpetual records are maintained and they tie into the general ledger, calculate the ending inventory using (1) FIFO and (2) LIFO.
(1) |
(2) |
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Ending Inventory |
$ |
$ |