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Greg’s Bicycle Shop has the following transactions related to its top-selling Mo

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Question

Greg’s Bicycle Shop has the following transactions related to its top-selling Mongoose mountain bike for the month of March. Greg's Bicycle Shop uses a periodic inventory system.

Calculate ending inventory and cost of goods sold at March 31, using the specific identification method. The March 5 sale consists of bikes from beginning inventory, the March 17 sale consists of bikes from the March 9 purchase, and the March 27 sale consists of four bikes from beginning inventory and eight bikes from the March 22 purchase.

  Date Transactions Units Cost per
Unit Total Cost   March 1 Beginning inventory 20    $250       $ 5,000        March 5 Sale ($400 each) 15      March 9 Purchase 10    270       2,700        March 17 Sale ($450 each) 8      March 22 Purchase 10    280       2,800        March 27 Sale ($475 each) 12      March 30 Purchase 9    300       2,700      $ 13,200     

Explanation / Answer

STATEMENT SHOWING CLOSING INVENTORY AND COST OF GOOD SOLD

( UNDER THE SPEIFIC IDENTIFICATION METHOD)

STEP 1: COMPUTATION OF CLOSING STOCK:

DATE PURCAHSE SALE CLOSING STOCK

QTY PRICE VALUE QTY PRICE VALUE QTY PRICE VALUE

BEGINING INVENTORY 20 $250 $5000

MARCH 5 15 $400 $ 6000 5 $250 $1250

MARCH 9 10 $270 $2700 5 $250 $1250

10 $270 $2700

MARCH 17 8 $450 $3600 5 $250 $1250

2 $ 270 $540

MARCH 22 10 $280 $2800 5 $ 250 $1250

2 $ 270 $ 540

10 $ 280 $2800

MARCH 27 12 $475 $ 5700 1 $250 $250 2 $270 $540 2 $ 280 $560

MARCH 30 9 $300 $2700 1 $ 250 $250 2 $ 270 $540 2 $280 $560 9 $ 300 $2700

VALUE OF CLOSING STOCK:

1 $ 250 $250 2 $ 270 $540 2 $280 $560 9 $ 300 $2700

TOTAL VALUE 14 $ 4050

STEP 2: COMPUTATION OF COST OF GOODS SOLD:

DATE SOLD UNITS COST PER UNIT($) VALUE($)

MARCH 5 15 250 1250

MARCH 17 8 270 2160

MARCH 27 8 280 2240 4 250 1000

COST OF GOODS SOLD 6680