In: Accounting
Periodic Inventory by Three Methods
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 | 7,500 | $75.00 | $562,500 | ||||
10 | Purchase | 22,500 | 85.00 | 1,912,500 | ||||
28 | Sale | 11,250 | 150.00 | 1,687,500 | ||||
30 | Sale | 3,750 | 150.00 | 562,500 | ||||
Feb. 5 | Sale | 1,500 | 150.00 | 225,000 | ||||
10 | Purchase | 54,000 | 87.50 | 4,725,000 | ||||
16 | Sale | 27,000 | 160.00 | 4,320,000 | ||||
28 | Sale | 25,500 | 160.00 | 4,080,000 | ||||
Mar. 5 | Purchase | 45,000 | 89.50 | 4,027,500 | ||||
14 | Sale | 30,000 | 160.00 | 4,800,000 | ||||
25 | Purchase | 7,500 | 90.00 | 675,000 | ||||
30 | Sale | 26,250 | 160.00 | 4,200,000 |
Required:
1. Determine the inventory on March 31 and the cost of merchandise sold for the three-month period, using the first-in, first-out method and the periodic inventory system.
Merchandise inventory, March 31 | $fill in the blank 1 |
Cost of merchandise sold | $fill in the blank 2 |
2. Determine the inventory on March 31 and the cost of merchandise sold for the three-month period, using the last-in, first-out method and the periodic inventory system.
Merchandise inventory, March 31 | $fill in the blank 3 |
Cost of merchandise sold | $fill in the blank 4 |
3. Determine the inventory on March 31 and the cost of merchandise sold for the three-month period, using the weighted average cost method and the periodic inventory system. Round the weighted average unit cost to the nearest cent and final answers to the nearest dollar.
Merchandise inventory, March 31 | $fill in the blank 5 |
Cost of merchandise sold | $fill in the blank 6 |
4. Compare the gross profit and the March 31 inventories, using the following column headings. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.
FIFO | LIFO | Weighted Average | |
---|---|---|---|
Sales | $fill in the blank 7 | $fill in the blank 8 | $fill in the blank 9 |
Cost of merchandise sold | fill in the blank 10 | fill in the blank 11 | fill in the blank 12 |
Gross profit | $fill in the blank 13 | $fill in the blank 14 | $fill in the blank 15 |
Inventory, March 31 | $fill in the blank 16 | $fill in the blank 17 | $fill in the blank 18 |