Question

Ferris Company began 2018 with 8,000 units of its principal product. The cost of each unit is $6. Merchandise transactions for the month of January 2018 are as follows:

	Purchases
Date of Purchase	Units		Unit Cost*			Total Cost
Jan. 10	6,000		$	7			$	42,000
Jan. 18	8,000			8				64,000
Totals	14,000							106,000

*Includes purchase price and cost of freight.

Sales
Date of Sale	Units
Jan. 5	4,000
Jan. 12	2,000
Jan. 20	4,000
Total	10,000

12,000 units were on hand at the end of the month.

Required:
Calculate January's ending inventory and cost of goods sold for the month using each of the following alternatives:
1. FIFO, periodic system.
2. LIFO, periodic system.
3. LIFO, perpetual system.
4. Average cost, periodic system.
5. Average cost, perpetual system.

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