In: Accounting
FIFO and LIFO Costs Under Perpetual Inventory System
The following units of an item were available for sale during the year:
Beginning inventory | 8,100 units at $180 |
Sale | 5,300 units at $300 |
First purchase | 15,000 units at $185 |
Sale | 13,000 units at $300 |
Second purchase | 16,000 units at $192 |
Sale | 14,000 units at $300 |
The firm uses the perpetual inventory system, and there are 6,800 units of the item on hand at the end of the year.
a. What is the total cost of the ending
inventory according to FIFO?
$
b. What is the total cost of the ending inventory according to LIFO?
Answer:
Ending Inventory FIFO : $1305600
Ending Inventory LIFO : $1258000
Explanation: