The following data are available for Sellco for the fiscal year ended on January 31, 2011: Sales

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The following data are available for Sellco for the fiscal year ended on January 31, 2011:

Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            1,600 units

Beginning inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           500 units @ $4

Purchases, in chronological order . . . . . . . . . .           600 units @ $5

                                                                                        800 units @ $6

                                                                                        400 units @ $8

Required:

a. Calculate cost of goods sold and ending inventory under the following cost-flow assumptions (using a periodic inventory system):

1. FIFO.

2. LIFO.

3. Weighted average. Round the unit cost answer to two decimal places and ending inventory to the nearest $10.

b. Assume that net income using the weighted-average cost-flow assumption is $58,000. Calculate net income under FIFO and LIFO.


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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Accounting What the Numbers Mean

ISBN: 978-0073527062

9th Edition

Authors: David H. Marshall, Wayne W. McManus, Daniel F. Viele,

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