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Flint Outdoor Stores Inc. uses a perpetual inventory system and has a beginning inventory, as at April 1, of 143 tents. This consists of 50tents at a cost of $207 each and 93 tents at a cost of $229 each. During Apri, the company had the following purchases and sales of tents: Purchases Sales Units Unit Cost Units Unit Price $431 Date 73 Apr. 3 10 17 190 $274 251 431 305 287 30 193 431 Determine the cost of goods sold and the cost of the ending inventory using FIFO Cost of goods sold Cost of the ending inventory 4

Explanation / Answer

Solution:

COGS: 136,515

Ending inventory: 34,727

Gross profit: 86,312

Gross profit margin: 38.73%

Working:

COGS:

Units sold

Unit cost

Amount

Apr-03

50

207

10,350

23

229

5,267

Apr-17

70

229

16,030

181

274

49,594

Apr-30

9

274

2,466

184

287

52,808

136,515

Ending inventory:

Ending inventory = Opening + purchases -sales = 143 + 495 - 517 = 121

Units

Unit cost

Amount

121

287

34,727

Gross profit:

Sales - COGS = 517 * 431 - 136,515 = 222827 - 136,515 = 86,312

Gross profit margin: = 86,312 / 222,827 = 0.38735 = 38.73%

Units sold

Unit cost

Amount

Apr-03

50

207

10,350

23

229

5,267

Apr-17

70

229

16,030

181

274

49,594

Apr-30

9

274

2,466

184

287

52,808

136,515