The units of an item available for sale during the year were as follows: Jan. 1 Inventory 5 units at $25 $125 Aug. 13 Purchase 17 units at $27 459 Nov. 30 Purchase 9 units at $29 261 Available for sale 31 units $845 A - There are 19 units of the item in the physical inventory at December 31. The periodic inventory system is used. Determine the inventory cost using the (a) first-in, out (FIFO) method; (b) last-in, first-out (LIFO) method; and (c) weighted average cost method (round per-unit cost to two decimal places and your final answer to nearest whole dollar). a. First-in, first-out (FIFO) b. Last-in, first-out (LIFO) C. Weighted 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…