The following information relates to the inventory of Gadgets Ltd during May: May 1 3 10 12

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The following information relates to the inventory of Gadgets Ltd during May:


May   1

          3

        10

        12

        17

        25

Beginning Inventory

Purchased

Purchased

Sold

Sold

Sold

80

90

110

90

80

30

units

units

units

units

units

units

@ $7

@ $8

@ $9


Gadgets Ltd uses a perpetual inventory system. Ignore GST.


Required

Determine the cost of the ending inventory (assuming there have been no stock losses) and the cost of sales, using the following three methods.

1. The moving average; round unit cost to the nearest cent.

2. Specific identification; assume that the ending inventory on 31 May consisted of 13 units from the beginning inventory, 24 units from the 3 May purchase, and the remainder from the 10 May purchase.

3. FIFO.

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

ISBN: 978-1118608227

9th edition

Authors: Lew Edwards, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Andreas Hellmann, Claire Beattie, Jodie Maxfield, John Hoggett

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