Aldor Corporation opened a new store on January 1, 2024. During 2024, the first year of operations,

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Aldor Corporation opened a new store on January 1, 2024. During 2024, the first year of operations, the following purchases and sales of inventory were made:


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a. Calculate the cost of goods available for sale and the number of units of ending inventory.
b. Assume Aldor uses weighted average periodic. Calculate the cost of ending inventory, cost of goods sold, and gross profit.
c. Assume Aldor uses weighted average perpetual. Calculate the cost of ending inventory, cost of goods sold, and gross profit.
d. Prepare journal entries to record the December 20 purchase and the December 29 sale using (1) weighted average periodic and (2) weighted average perpetual. Assume both the sale and purchase were for cash.
e. Compare the results of parts (b) and (c) and comment.


Taking It Further

If a company uses the weighted average cost formula, are there any benefits to using weighted average in a perpetual inventory system compared with using weighted average in a periodic inventory system? Explain.

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Accounting Principles Volume 1

ISBN: 9781119786818

9th Canadian Edition

Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Paul D. Kimmel, Barbara Trenholm, Valerie Warren, Lori Novak

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