In: Accounting
1) ABC Corp. had the following inventory transactions for the month of December 20X5:
| Date | Transaction type | Amount (units) | Price per unit | 
| Dec. 1 | Opening balance | 400 | $5.12 | 
| Dec. 3 | Purchase | 1,100 | $5.23 | 
| Dec. 15 | Purchase | 900 | $5.48 | 
| Dec. 22 | Purchase | 250 | $5.66 | 
| Dec. 2 | Sale | 300 | $6.50 | 
| Dec. 6 | Sale | 800 | $6.50 | 
| Dec. 18 | Sale | 700 | $8.00 | 
| Dec. 25 | Sale | 150 | $8.00 | 
What is the value of the inventory held by ABC as at December
31, 20X5, if the company values its inventory using the weighted
average cost formula and uses a perpetual inventory system?
Round all calculations to two significant decimal places, for
example, $5.66
2) Rocketfire Corp. uses the retail method to estimate its closing inventory. Extracts from the company’s records follow:
| At cost | At retail | |
| Net sales | $715,000 | |
| Beginning inventory | $ 70,000 | 143,000 | 
| Purchases | 365,000 | 745,000 | 
| Purchase returns | 22,000 | 43,000 | 
| Additional markups | 24,000 | |
| Markup cancellations | 5,000 | |
| Markdowns | 11,000 | |
| Markdown cancellations | 3,000 | 
What amount should Rocketfire report on its financial statements as ending inventory estimated using the retail method? Round your cost ratio calculation to four decimal places, for example, 24.76%.