In: Accounting
The beginning inventory and purchases of Commodity A for the period were as follows:
Beginning inventory 24 units @ $10 each
First purchase 32 units @ $11 each
Second purchase 20 units @ $13 each
Third purchase 20 units @ $15 each
The company uses the periodic system and there were 25 units of Commodity A in the inventory at the end of the period.
REQUIRED: Determine the cost of the 25 units in the inventory by each of the following methods: Show all supporting calculations or no credit.
(C) $_____________Weigthted Average
Solution
| FIFO | LIFO | Weighted Average | |
| Ending Inventory | $ 365 | $ 251 | $ 300 | 
Working
| Units | Cost per unit | value | |
| Beginning Balance | 24 | $ 10.00 | $ 240 | 
| Purchases | |||
| 32 | $ 11.00 | $ 352 | |
| 20 | $ 13.00 | $ 260 | |
| 20 | $ 15.00 | $ 300 | |
| Cost of goods available for sale | 96 | $ 1,152 | 
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| Average Cost of Inventory | ||
| Units | (A) | 96 | 
| Total Cost | (B) | $ 1,152 | 
| Average Cost | (C=B/A) | $ 12.000 | 
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| FIFO | ||||
| Total Units Available for sale | 96 | |||
| Units Sold | 71 | |||
| Closing Stock in Units | 25 | |||
| Valuation | ||||
| Ending Inventory | 20 | @ | $ 15.00 | $ 300 | 
| 5 | @ | $ 13.00 | $ 65 | |
| Value Of Ending Inventory | $ 365 | 
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| LIFO | ||||
| Total Units Available for sale | 96 | |||
| Units Sold | 71 | |||
| Closing Stock in Units | 25 | |||
| Valuation | ||||
| Ending Inventory | 24 | @ | $ 10.00 | $ 240 | 
| 1 | @ | $ 11.00 | $ 11 | |
| Value Of Ending Inventory | $ 251 | 
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| Weighted Average method | ||||
| Total Units Available for sale | 96 | |||
| Units Sold | 71 | |||
| Closing Stock in Units | 25 | |||
| Valuation | ||||
| Ending Inventory | 25 | @ | $ 12.000 | $ 300 |