Question

The beginning inventory at Midnight Supplies and data on purchases and sales for a three-month period ending March 31, are as follows:

Date		Transaction	Number of Units	Per Unit	Total
Jan.	1	Inventory	2,500	$52.00	$130,000
	10	Purchase	7,800	60.00	468,000
	28	Sale	3,750	104.00	390,000
	30	Sale	1,200	104.00	124,800
Feb.	5	Sale	500	104.00	52,000
	10	Purchase	17,500	62.00	1,085,000
	16	Sale	8,600	109.00	937,400
	28	Sale	8,900	109.00	970,100
Mar.	5	Purchase	14,200	63.60	903,120
	14	Sale	10,200	109.00	1,111,800
	25	Purchase	3,400	64.00	217,600
	30	Sale	7,900	109.00	861,100

	Instructions
1.	Record the inventory, purchases, and cost of merchandise sold data in a perpetual inventory record similar to the one illustrated in Exhibit 3 , using the first-in, first-out method.
2.	Determine the total sales and the total cost of merchandise sold for the period. Journalize the entries in the sales and cost of merchandise sold accounts. Assume that all sales were on account and date your journal entry March 31. Refer to the chart of accounts for the exact wording of the account titles. CNOW journals do not use lines for journal explanations. Every line on a journal page is used for debit or credit entries. CNOW journals will automatically indent a credit entry when a credit amount is entered.
3.	Determine the gross profit from sales for the period.
4.	Determine the ending inventory cost as of March 31.
5.	Based upon the preceding data, would you expect the inventory using the last-in, first-out method to be higher or lower?

FIFO

1. Record the inventory, purchases, and cost of merchandise sold data in a perpetual inventory record similar to the one illustrated in

Exhibit 3

, using the first-in, first-out method.

Date	Purchases			Cost of Merchandise Sold			Inventory
	Quantity	Unit Cost	Total Cost	Quantity	Unit Cost	Total Cost	Quantity	Unit Cost	Total Cost
Jan. 1
10
10
28
28
30
Feb. 5
10
10
16
16
28
Mar. 5
5
14
14
25
25
30
30
31	Balances

Chart of Accounts

CHART OF ACCOUNTS
Midnight Supplies
General Ledger
ASSETS 110 Cash 111 Petty Cash 120 Accounts Receivable 131 Notes Receivable 132 Interest Receivable 141 Merchandise Inventory 145 Office Supplies 146 Store Supplies 151 Prepaid Insurance 181 Land 191 Office Equipment 192 Accumulated Depreciation-Office Equipment 193 Store Equipment 194 Accumulated Depreciation-Store Equipment LIABILITIES 210 Accounts Payable 221 Notes Payable 222 Interest Payable 231 Salaries Payable 241 Sales Tax Payable EQUITY 310 Owner, Capital 311 Owner, Drawing 312 Income Summary	REVENUE 410 Sales 610 Interest Revenue EXPENSES 510 Cost of Merchandise Sold 515 Credit Card Expense 516 Cash Short and Over 520 Salaries Expense 531 Advertising Expense 532 Delivery Expense 533 Insurance Expense 534 Office Supplies Expense 535 Rent Expense 536 Repairs Expense 537 Selling Expenses 538 Store Supplies Expense 561 Depreciation Expense-Office Equipment 562 Depreciation Expense-Store Equipment 590 Miscellaneous Expense 710 Interest Expense

Journal

2. Determine the total sales and the total cost of merchandise sold for the period. Journalize the entries in the sales and cost of merchandise sold accounts. Assume that all sales were on account and date your journal entry March 31. Refer to the chart of accounts for the exact wording of the account titles. CNOW journals do not use lines for journal explanations. Every line on a journal page is used for debit or credit entries. CNOW journals will automatically indent a credit entry when a credit amount is entered.

PAGE 10

JOURNAL

ACCOUNTING EQUATION

	DATE	DESCRIPTION	POST. REF.	DEBIT	CREDIT	ASSETS	LIABILITIES	EQUITY
1
2
3
4

Final Questions

3. Determine the gross profit from sales for the period.

4. Determine the ending inventory cost as of March 31.

5. Based upon the preceding data, would you expect the inventory using the last-in, first-out method to be higher or lower?

Lower

Higher

Answer 1