Sandy's Office Supplies distributes office furniture. The company's fiscal year ends on March 31, 2017. On January
Question:
Sales for each month in the quarter were as follows:
Operating expenses in the quarter were $110,000.
Assume that the company uses a perpetual inventory system. Also assume that monthly purchases of inventory occur on the first day of each month.
Required
1. Determine the cost of the department's ending inventory at March 31, 2017, under
(a) Moving-weighted-average costing
(b) FIFO costing.
2. Prepare the department's income statement for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, under each method described in Requirement 1. Show gross margin and operating income and note the difference.
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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Horngrens Accounting
ISBN: 978-0133855371
10th Canadian edition Volume 1
Authors: Tracie L. Miller Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura, Carol A. Meissner, Jo Ann L. Johnston, Peter R. Norwood