Nittany Company uses a periodic inventory system. At the end of the annual accounting period, December 31 of the current year, the accounting records provided the following information for product 1: Inventory, December 31, prior year For the current year: Purchase, March 21 Ending inventory Cost of goods sold $ FIFO Purchase, August 1 Inventory, December 31, current year Required: Compute ending inventory and cost of goods sold for the current year under FIFO, LIFO, and average cost inventory costing methods. Note: Round "Average cost per unit" to 2 decimal places and final answers to nearest whole dollar amount. 27,840 Units 1,990 LIFO 5,040 2,880 4,160 Unit Cost $4 6 7 Average Cost

Before discussing the topic inventory valuation let’s discuss the meaning of inventory. In accounting, inventory is also known as stock. Inventory means all the finished goods, materials, merchandise that a business holds for the purpose of selling it in…