Fundamentals Of Financial Accounting
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Author: PHILLIPS, Fred, Libby, Robert, Patricia A.
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Chapter 7, Problem 11ME
Calculating Cost of Goods Available for Sale, Cost of Goods Sold, and Ending Inventory under Periodic FIFO
In its first month of operations, Literacy for the Illiterate opened a new bookstore and bought merchandise in the following order: (1) 300 units at $7 on January 1, (2) 450 units at $8 on January 8, and (3) 750 units at $9 on January 29. Assuming 900 units are on hand at the end of the month, calculate the cost of goods available for sale, ending inventory, and cost of goods sold under FIFO. Assume a periodic inventory system is used.
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In its first month of operations, Literacy for the Illiterate opened a new bookstore and bought merchandise in the following order: (1) 300 units at $7 on January 1, (2) 450 units at $8 on January 8, and (3) 750 units at $9 on January 29.
Assuming 900 units are on hand at the end of the month, calculate the cost of goods available for sale, ending inventory, and cost of goods sold under Weighted Average Cost. Assume a periodic inventory system is used. (Round "Cost per Unit" to 2 decimal places.)
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In its first month of operations, Literacy for the Illiterate opened a new bookstore and bought merchandise in the following
order: (1) 300 units at $5 on January 1, (2) 500 units at $9 on January 8, and (3) 910 units at $10 on January 29, Assume
1,110 units are on hand at the end of the month.
Calculate the cost of goods available for sale, cost of goods sold, and ending inventory under the weighted average cost flow
assumptions. Assume perpetual inventory system and sold 600 units between January 9 and January 28. (Round your intermediate
calculations to 2 decimal places.)
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In its first month of operations, Literacy for the Illiterate opened a new bookstore and bought merchandise in the following order: (1) 300 units at $7 on January 1, (2) 450 units at $8 on January 8, and (3) 750 units at $9 on January 29. Assuming 900 units are on hand at the end of the month.
Calculate the cost of goods available for sale, cost of goods sold, and ending inventory under the weighted average cost flow assumptions. Assume perpetual inventory system and sold 600 units between January 9 and January 28. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)
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