In: Accounting
Inventory records for Marvin Company revealed the
following:
| Date | Transaction | Number of Units |
Unit Cost |
| Mar. 1 | Beginning inventory | 1,070 | $7.29 |
| Mar. 10 | Purchase | 580 | 7.79 |
| Mar. 16 | Purchase | 445 | 8.39 |
| Mar. 23 | Purchase | 550 | 9.09 |
Marvin sold 1,960 units of inventory during the month. Ending
inventory assuming FIFO would be
| Ending inventory using FOIFO would be 685 units for $6,132 | |||||||||
| FIFO | Cost of goods available for sale | Cost of goods sold | Ending Inventory | ||||||
| # of units (A) | Cost per unit | Cost of goods available for sale | # of units sold (B) | Cost per unit | Cost of goods sold | # of units in ending inventory (A) - (B) | Cost per unit | Ending Inventory | |
| Beginning Inventory March 1 | 1,070 | $ 7.29 | $ 7,800 | 1,070 | $ 7.29 | $ 7,800 | 0 | $ 7.29 | $0 |
| Purchases: | |||||||||
| Mar-10 | 580 | $ 7.79 | $ 4,518 | 580 | $ 7.79 | $ 4,518 | 0 | $ 7.79 | $0 |
| Mar-16 | 445 | $ 8.39 | $ 3,734 | 310 | $ 8.39 | $ 2,601 | 135 | $ 8.39 | $ 1,133 |
| Mar-23 | 550 | $ 9.09 | $ 5,000 | 0 | $ 9.09 | $ - | 550 | $ 9.09 | $ 5,000 |
| 2,645 | $ 21,052 | 1,960 | $ 14,919 | 685 | $ 6,132 | ||||