In: Accounting
Salmone Company reported the following purchases and sales for
its only product. Salmone uses a perpetual inventory
system. Determine the cost assigned to cost of goods sold using
LIFO.
| Date | Activities | Units Acquired at Cost | Units Sold at Retail |
| May 1 | Beginning Inventory | 230 units @ $18 | |
| 5 | Purchase | 260 units @ $20 | |
| 10 | Sales | 180 units @ $28 | |
| 15 | Purchase | 140 units @ $21 | |
| 24 | Sales | 130 units @ $29 | |
Multiple Choice
$6,460
$5,740
$5,950
$6,330
$6,540
Correct answer-------------$6,330
Working
| LIFO | |||||||||
| Purchases | Sales | Balance | |||||||
| Units | Rate | Amount | Units | Rate | Amount | Units | Rate | Amount | |
| 1-May | 230 | $ 18.00 | $ 4,140.00 | ||||||
| May-20 | 260 | $ 20.00 | $ 5,200.00 | 230 | $ 18.00 | $ 4,140.00 | |||
| 260 | $ 20.00 | $ 5,200.00 | |||||||
| 10-May | 180 | $ 20.00 | $ 3,600.00 | 230 | $ 18.00 | $ 4,140.00 | |||
| 80 | $ 20.00 | $ 1,600.00 | |||||||
| 15-May | 140 | $ 21.00 | $ 2,940.00 | 230 | $ 18.00 | $ 4,140.00 | |||
| 80 | $ 20.00 | $ 1,600.00 | |||||||
| 140 | $ 21.00 | $ 2,940.00 | |||||||
| May 24 | 130 | $ 21.00 | $ 2,730.00 | 230 | $ 18.00 | $ 4,140.00 | |||
| 80 | $ 20.00 | $ 1,600.00 | |||||||
| 10 | $ 21.00 | $ 210.00 | |||||||
| TOTAL | $ 6,330 | ||||||||