In: Accounting
Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales for Product XCX are as follows:
| Sept. 1 | Beginning Inventory | 26 units | @ | $13 | 
| 5 | Sale | 12 units | ||
| 17 | Purchase | 23 units | @ | $16 | 
| 30 | Sale | 15 units | 
Assuming a perpetual inventory system and the last-in, first-out method, determine (a) the cost of the merchandise sold for the September 30 sale and (b) the inventory on September 30.
| a) Cost of merchandise sold | $ | 
| b) Inventory, September 30 | $ | 
Solution
| a. Cost of merchandise sold | $ 198.00 | 
| b. Inventory, September 30 | $ 352.00 | 
Working
| Purchases | Sales | Balance | |||||||
| Units | Rate | Amount | Units | Rate | Amount | Units | Rate | Amount | |
| Beginning | 26 | $ 13.00 | $ 338.00 | ||||||
| Sep-5 | 12 | $ 13.00 | $ 156.00 | 14 | $ 13.00 | $ 182.00 | |||
| 17-Sep | 23 | $ 16.00 | $ 368.00 | 14 | $ 13.00 | $ 182.00 | |||
| 23 | $ 16.00 | $ 368.00 | |||||||
| 30-Sep | 14 | $ 13.00 | $ 182.00 | ||||||
| 1 | $ 16.00 | $ 16.00 | 22 | $ 16.00 | $ 352.00 |