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Inventory by ThreeMethods; Cost of Goods Sold

The units of an itemavailable for sale during the year were as follows:

Jan. 1Inventory21 units at $1,800
May 15Purchase29 units at $1,950
Aug. 7Purchase10 units at $2,040
Nov. 20Purchase15 units at $2,100

There are 18 units ofthe item in the physical inventory at December 31.

Determine the cost ofending inventory and the cost of goods sold by three methods,presenting your answers in the following form:

Cost
Inventory MethodEnding InventoryCost of Goods Sold
a. First-in, first-out method$$
b. Last-in, first-out method$$
c. Weighted average cost method$$

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per unit total
units cost
1-Jan Inventory 21 1,800 37800
15-May purchase 29 1,950 56550
7-Aug purchase 10 2,040 20400
20-Nov purchase 15 2,100 31500
total 75 146250
units sold = 75-18= 57
weighted average cost per unit = 146,250/75
1950
cost of goods sold = 57*1950= 111150
inventory                  = 18*1950= 35100
FIFO
1-Jan Inventory 21 1,800 37800
15-May purchase 29 1,950 56550
7-Aug purchase 7 2,040 14280
cost of goods sold total 57 108630
7-Aug purchase 3 2,040 6120
20-Nov purchase 15 2,100 31500
Ending inventory total 18 37620
LIFO
per unit total
units cost
1-Jan Inventory 3 1,800 5400
15-May purchase 29 1,950 56550
7-Aug purchase 10 2,040 20400
20-Nov purchase 15 2,100 31500
cost of goods sold total 57 113850
per unit total
units cost
1-Jan Inventory 18 1,800 32400
ending COGS
Inventory Method inventory
FIFO 37620 108630
LIFO 32400 113850
Weighted average cost method 35100 111150

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