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 | 
 $  | 
 $  |