Purchases Sales Specific Identification FIFO LIFO Average-Cost Swifty Corporatio
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Purchases
Sales
Specific Identification
FIFO
LIFO
Average-Cost
Swifty Corporation began operations on December 1, 2016. The only inventory transaction in 2016 was the purchase of inventory on December 10, 2016, at a cost of $21 per unit. None of this inventory was sold in 2016. Relevant information is as follows. Ending inventory units December 31, 2016 115 December 31, 2017, by purchase date December 2, 2017 115 July 20, 2017 50 165During the year 2017, the following purchases and sales were made.
Purchases
Sales
March 15 315 units at $25 April 10 215 July 20 315 units at 27 August 20 315 September 4 215 units at 30 November 18 165 December 2 115 units at 32 December 12 215
The company uses the periodic inventory method.
Explanation / Answer
purchase sales Units Cost pu Total Cost Units Opening Inventory 115 $21 $2,415 10- apr 215 15 mar 315 $25 $7,875 20 aug 315 20 july 315 $27 $8,505 18 nov 165 4 sep 215 $30 $6,450 12 dec 215 2dec 115 $32 $3,680 1,075.00 $28,925 910.00 1 Average Cost per unt = Total Cost/total no. of units =$28925/1075 $ 26.91 p.u 2 Ending Inventoru Cost Using i) Specific Identification Units Cost pu Total Cost ;2 dec 115 $32 $3,680 20 july 50 $27 $1,350 165 $5,030 ii) LIFO Units Cost pu Total Cost opening 115 $21 $2,415 15. mar 50 $25 $1,250 165 $3,665 iii) FIFO Units Cost pu Total Cost 4 sep 55 $30 $1,650 2 dec 115 $32 $3,680 170 $5,330 iv) Weighted Average Cost of closing inventory = 165 units*Avg cost p.u = 165*26.91 ########
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