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            Alternative Inventory Methods
Garrett Company has the following transactions during the months
of April and May:...
                
            Alternative Inventory Methods
Garrett Company has the following transactions during the months
of April and May:
| Date | 
Transaction | 
Units | 
Cost/Unit | 
 | 
| April 1 | 
Balance | 
500 | 
 | 
|       17 | 
Purchase | 
200 | 
$5.10 | 
|       25 | 
Sale | 
150 | 
 | 
|       28 | 
Purchase | 
100 | 
5.80 | 
| May 5 | 
Purchase | 
250 | 
5.10 | 
|       18 | 
Sale | 
300 | 
 | 
|       22 | 
Sale | 
50 | 
 | 
The cost of the inventory on April 1 is $5, $4, and $2 per unit,
respectively, under the FIFO, average, and LIFO cost flow
assumptions.
Required:
1. Compute the inventories at the end of each
month and the cost of goods sold for each month for the following
alternatives:
- FIFO periodic
 | 
Cost of Goods Sold | 
Ending Inventory | 
| April | 
$   | 
$   | 
| May | 
$   | 
$   | 
 
- FIFO perpetual
 | 
Cost of Goods Sold | 
Ending Inventory | 
| April | 
$   | 
$   | 
| May | 
$   | 
$   | 
 
- LIFO periodic
 | 
Cost of Goods Sold | 
Ending Inventory | 
| April | 
$   | 
$   | 
| May | 
$   | 
$   | 
 
- LIFO perpetual (Round your intermediate calculations to the
nearest cent.)
 | 
Cost of Goods Sold | 
Ending Inventory | 
| April | 
$   | 
$   | 
| May | 
$   | 
$   | 
 
- Weighted average (Round unit costs to 4 decimal places and
final answers to the nearest dollar.)
 | 
Cost of Goods Sold | 
Ending Inventory | 
| April | 
$   | 
$   | 
| May | 
$   | 
$   | 
 
- Moving average (Round unit costs to 2 decimal places and final
answers to nearest dollar.)
 | 
Cost of Goods Sold | 
Ending Inventory | 
| April | 
$   | 
$   | 
| May | 
$   | 
$   | 
 
2. Reconcile the difference between the LIFO
periodic and the LIFO perpetual results. If an amount is zero,
enter "0".
| April | 
Cost of Goods Sold | 
Ending Inventory | 
| Difference | 
$   | 
$   | 
| May | 
Cost of Goods Sold | 
Ending Inventory | 
| Difference | 
$   | 
$   |