Question: Chapter 8: Inventory Salt Co. and Pepper Co. are in the same business and sell the same merchandise but have different inventory systems: Salts is
Chapter 8: Inventory
Salt Co. and Pepper Co. are in the same business and sell the same merchandise but have different inventory systems: Salts is perpetual and Peppers is periodic. Both companies sell their products at a price of $10 each, and their inventory activity for March of 2020 is presented below.
Salt
| Date | Description | # of Units | Unit Price | Total Cost |
| 02/29/20 | Beginning Inventory | 50 | $1 | $50 |
| 03/08/20 | Purchase 1 | 50 | $2 | $100 |
| 03/15/20 | Sale | 90 | ||
| 03/22/20 | Purchase 2 | 50 | $3 | $150 |
| 03/27/20 | Purchase 3 | 50 | $4 | $200 |
| 03/31/20 | Ending Inventory | 110 |
Pepper
| Date | Description | # of Units | Unit Price | Total Cost |
| 02/29/20 | Beginning Inventory | 50 | $1 | $50 |
| 03/08/20 | Purchase 1 | 50 | $2 | $100 |
| 03/22/20 | Purchase 2 | 50 | $3 | $150 |
| 03/27/20 | Purchase 3 | 50 | $4 | $200 |
| 03/31/20 | Ending Inventory | 110 |
RequiredCalculate each of the following under the assumption indicated:
1. Salts ending inventory at 03/31/20 assuming it uses FIFO.
2. Salts October cost of goods sold assuming it uses FIFO.
3. Salts October gross profit assuming it uses FIFO.
4. Salts ending inventory at 03/31/20 assuming it uses LIFO.
5. Salts October cost of goods sold assuming it uses LIFO.
6. Salts October gross profit assuming it uses LIFO.
7. Peppers ending inventory at 03/31/20 assuming it uses FIFO.
8. Peppers October cost of goods sold assuming it uses FIFO.
9. Peppers October gross profit assuming it uses FIFO.
10. Peppers ending inventory at 03/31/20 assuming it uses LIFO.
11. Peppers October cost of goods sold assuming it uses LIFO.
12. Peppers October gross profit assuming it uses LIFO.
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