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 | 29 units at $43 |
Sale | 26 units at $65 |
First purchase | 30 units at $44 |
Sale | 15 units at $66 |
Second purchase | 12 units at $46 |
Sale | 22 units at $67 |
The firm uses the perpetual inventory system, and there are 8 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?
$