Ehlo Company is a multiproduct firm. Presented below is information concerning one of its products, the Hawkeye.

Date Transaction Quantity Price/Cost

1/1 Beginning inventory 1,000 $12

2/4 Purchase 2,000 18

2/20 Sale 2,500 30

4/2 Purchase 3,000 23

11/4 Sale 2,200 33

Instructions

Compute cost of goods sold, assuming Ehlo uses:

(a) Periodic system, FIFO cost flow. (d) Perpetual system, LIFO cost flow.

(b) Perpetual system, FIFO cost flow. (e) Periodic system, weighted-average

cost flow.

(c) Periodic system, LIFO cost flow. (f) Perpetual system, moving-average

cost flow.

Short Answer

Expert verified

Cost of good sold in situation of part of a, b, c, d, e, and f are $87,100, $87,100, $99,600, $92,600, $91,650 and $87,146 respectively.

Step by step solution

01

Periodic system, FIFO cost flow

EndinginventoryUnits=Totalgoodsavailableforsaleunits-Totalgoodssoldunits=1000+2000+3000-2500+2200=6000-4700=1300Endinginventoryvalue=1300unitspurchasedon2ndApril×Pricecost=1300×$23=$29,900Costofgoodssoldvalue=Totalgoodsavailableforsalevalue-Valueofendinginventory=1000×$12+2000×$18+3000×$23-$29,900=$117,000-29,900=$87,100

02

Perpetual system, FIFO cost flow


Date
Beginning / Purchase
Cost of goods sold
Balance

Units

Cost

Amount

Units

Cost

Amount

Units

Cost

Amount

1/1

1000

$12

$12,000

1000

$12

$12,000

2/4

2000

$18

$36,000

1000

$12

$12000

2000

$18

$36000

3000

$48,000

2/20

1000

$12

$12000

1500

$18

$27,000

500

$18

$9000

4/2

3000

$23

$69000

500

$18

$9000

3000

$23

$69000

3500

$78000

11/4

500

$18

$9000

1700

$23

$39100

1300

$23

$29900

Total

4700

$87100

1300

$3

$29900

The cost of goods sold under FIFO is $87,100.

03

Periodic system, LIFO cost flow

Endinginventoryunits=Totalgoodsavailableforsaleunits-Totalgoodssoldunits=1000+2000+3000-2500+2200=6000-4700=1300Endinginventoryvalue=100unitsofbeginninginventory×cost+300unitsof2ndfebpurchase×cost=1000×$12+300×$18=$17,400Costofgoodssoldvalue=Totalgoodsavailableforsalevalue-Valueofendinginventory=1000×$12+2000×$18+3000×$23-$17,400=$117,000-$17,400=$99,600

04

Perpetual system, LIFO cost flow


Date
Beginning / Purchase
Cost of goods sold
Balance

Units

Cost

Amount

Units

Cost

Amount

Units

Cost

Amount

1/1

1000

$12

$12,000

1000

$12

$12000

2/4

2000

$18

$36,000

1000

$12

$12000

2000

$18

$36000

3000

$48,000

2/20

2000

$18

$36000

500

$12

$6000

500

$12

$6000

4/2

3000

$23

$69000

500

$12

$6000

3000

$23

$69000

3500

$75000

11/4

2200

$23

$50,600

500

$12

$6000

800

$23

$18,400

Total

4700

$92600

1300

$24,400

The cost of goods sold under FIFO is $92,600.

05

Periodic system, weighted average cost flow

Endinginventoryunits=Totalgoodsavailableforsaleunits-Totalgoodssoldunits=1000+2000+3000-2500+2200=6000-4700=1300Averagecost=ValueofallinventoriesTotalinventoriesunits=1000×$12+2000×$18+3000×$231000+2000+3000=$1170006000=$19.5Costofgoodssoldvalue=Totalgoodsavailableforsalevalue-Valueofendinginventory=$117,000-$1300×$19.5=$117,000-$25,350=$91,650

06

Perpetual system, weighted average cost flow



Date

Beginning / Purchase
Cost of goods sold
Balance

Units

Cost

Amount

Units

Cost

Amount

Units

Cost

Amount

1/1

1000

$12

$12,000

1000

$12

$12000

2/4

2000

$18

$36,000

1000

$12

$12000

2000

$18

$36000

3000

$16

$48,000

2/20

2500

$16

$40000

500

$16

$8000

4/2

3000

$23

$69000

500

$16

$8000

3000

$23

$69000

3500

$21.43

$75000

11/4

2200

$21.43

$47,146

1300

$21.43

$27,859

Total

4700

$87,146

1300

$27,859

The cost of goods sold under FIFO is $87,146.

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