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ISBN: 9781259726705

Author: John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 5, Problem 3E

Exercise 5-3 Perpetual: Inventory costing methods P1

Laker Company reported the following January purchases and sales data for its only product.

Date	Activities	Units Acquired at Cost	Units Sold at Retail
Jan 1	Beginning inventory………………	140 units @ $6.00=$ 840
Jan 10	Sales ……………………………..		100 units @ $ 15
Jan 20	Purchase ………………………..	60 units @ $ 5.00 = 300
Jan 25	Sales …………………………….		80 units @ $ 15
Jan 30	Purchase ………………………..	180 units @ $4.50 = 810	_______
	Totals …………………………..	380 units $1,950	180 units

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The company uses a perpetual inventory system. Determine the cost assigned to ending inventory and to cost of goods sold using (a) specific identification, (b) weighted average, (c) FIFO, and (d) LIFO. (Round per unit costs and inventory amounts to cents.) For specific identification, ending inventory consists of 200 units, where 180 are from the January 30 purchase, 5 are from the January 20 purchase, and 15 are from beginning inventory.

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Periodic inventory by three methods Pappas Appliances uses the periodic inventory system. Details regarding the inventory of appliances at January 1, purchases invoices during the year, and the inventory count at December 31 are summarized as follows: Instructions 1. Determine the cost of the inventory on December 31 by the first-in, first-out method. Present data in columnar form, using the following headings: Model Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost If the inventory of a particular model comprises one entire purchase plus a portion of another purchase acquired at a different unit cost, use a separate line for each purchase. 2. Determine the cost of the inventory on December 31 by the last-in, first-out method, following the procedures indicated in (1). 3. Determine the cost of the inventory on December 31 by the weighted average cost method, using the columnar headings indicated in (1). 4. Discuss which method (FIFO or LIFO) would be preferred for income tax purposes in periods of (a) rising prices and (b) declining prices.

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