Remsen Company Inc. had a beginning inventory of 100 units of Product MLN at a cost of

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Remsen Company Inc. had a beginning inventory of 100 units of Product MLN at a cost of $8 per unit. During the year, purchases were:
Feb. 20 600 units at ... $ 9
May 5 500 units at ... $10
Aug. 12 400 units at .... $11
Dec. 8 100 units at ... $12
Remsen Company uses a periodic inventory system. Sales totalled 1,500 units.
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(a) Determine the cost of goods available for sale.
(b) Determine the ending inventory and the cost of goods sold under each of the assumed cost flow methods (FIFO, LIFO, and average-cost). Prove the accuracy of the cost of goods sold under the FIFO and LIFO methods. (Round average unit cost to three decimal places.)
(c) Which cost flow method results in the lowest inventory amount for the balance sheet? The lowest cost of goods sold for the income statement?

Ending Inventory
The ending inventory is the amount of inventory that a business is required to present on its balance sheet. It can be calculated using the ending inventory formula                Ending Inventory Formula =...
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Financial Accounting Tools for business decision making

ISBN: 978-0470534779

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Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso

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