The following information is taken from the records of East Oak Distributors Inc. The company uses the perpetual inventory system.
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Date |
Units |
Unit Cost |
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May |
1 |
Opening Inventory |
100 |
$1 |
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5 |
Sale #1 |
80 |
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6 |
Purchase #1 |
200 |
5 |
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12 |
Purchase #2 |
125 |
3 |
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13 |
Sale #2* |
300 |
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19 |
Purchase #3 |
350 |
2 |
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29 |
Purchase #4 |
150 |
1 |
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30 |
Sale #3** |
400 |
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*for specific identification, sold 175 units of purchase #1 and all units of purchase #2.
**for specific identification, sold 20 units of opening inventory, 300 units of purchase #3, and 80 units of purchase #4.
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Required: |
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1. |
Calculate cost of goods sold and the cost of ending inventory under each of the following inventory cost flow assumptions: |
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a. |
FIFO |
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b. |
Specific identification |
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c. |
Weighted average. |
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2. |
Assume each unit was sold for $5. Complete the following partial income statements : |
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3. |
Which costing method would you choose if you wished to maximize net income? Maximize ending inventory value? |
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