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Kudos Leather Goods purchased the following items during the month of April: 1.

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Question

Kudos Leather Goods purchased the following items during the month of April:
1. April 12, 34 wallets @ $12.95 each
2. April 08, 24 wallets @ $13.10 each
3. April 18, 15 wallets @ $13.25 each
4. April 26, 20 wallets @ $13.27 each
On April 1, the business had an inventory of 19 wallets valued at $12.90 each. On April 30, the business had 36 wallets in inventory. Of those wallets, 8 were purchased on April 2, 15 were purchased on April 8, 3 were purchased on April 18, and 10 were purchased on April 26.
Calculate the cost of the ending inventory using the following methods:
a. Specific identification method
b. FIFO method
c. LIFO method
d. Weighted average cost method
Also, find the cost of merchandise sold under each method.

Explanation / Answer

Answer A

Specific identification

Inventory = $472.55

Cost of merchandise sold = 1463.95-472.55 = $991.40

Dates

No of wallets

Price

Total

Apr-12

8

12.95

103.6

Apr-08

15

13.1

196.5

Apr-18

3

13.25

39.75

Apr-26

10

13.27

132.7

Total

36

472.55

    

Answer B

FIFO method

Inventory =477.25

Cost of merchandise sold = 1463.95-477.25 = $986.7

Dates

No of wallets

Price

Total

Apr-08

1

13.1

13.1

Apr-18

15

13.25

198.75

Apr-26

20

13.27

265.4

Total

36

13.26

477.25

Answer C

LIFO method

Inventory 465.25

Cost of merchandise sold = 1463.95-465.25=998.70

Dates

No of wallets

Price

Total

Apr-01

19

12.9

245.1

Apr-12

17

12.95

220.15

Total

36

12.92

465.25

Dates

No of wallets

Price

Total

Apr-12

8

12.95

103.6

Apr-08

15

13.1

196.5

Apr-18

3

13.25

39.75

Apr-26

10

13.27

132.7

Total

36

472.55