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Question

Ryan Sound uses a periodic inventory system. One of the store's products is a wireless headphone. The inventory quantities, purchases, and sales of this product for the most recent year are as follows:

a. Using periodic costing procedures, compute the cost of the December 31 inventory and the cost of goods sold for the year under each of the following cost assumptions:

1. First-in, First-out

2. Last-in, First-out

3. Average cost (round to the nearest dollar, except unit cost).

b. Which of the three inventory pricing methods provides the most realistic balance sheet valuation of inventory in light of the current replacement cost of these headphones? Does this same method also produce the most realistic measure of income in light of the costs being incurred by Roman Sound to replace these units when they are sold? Explain.

Number of Units Cost Per Unit Total Cost Inventory, Jan 1 15 $100 $1500 First purchase 32 $101 $3232 Second Purchase 40 $103 $4120 Third Purchase 5 $106 $530 Fourth Purchase 16 $108 $1728 Goods available for Sale 108 $11,110 Units Sold during the year 82 Inventory, Dec 31 26

Explanation / Answer

a)

1) FIFO

Cost of Good Sold = 15*100 + 32*101 + (82-15-32)*103

Cost of Good Sold = $ 8337

Inventory = Cost of Good Available for sale - cost of good sold

Inventory = 11110-8337

Inventory = $ 2773

2) LIFO

Cost of Good Sold = 16*108 + 5* 106 + 40*103 + (82-16-5-40)*101

Cost of Good Sold = $ 8499

Inventory = Cost of Good Available for sale - cost of good sold

Inventory = 11110-8499

Inventory = $ 2611

3)Weighted Average

Cost of Good Available for sale = 11110

Unit Available for sale = 108

Weighted Average Rate = Cost of Good Available for sale / Unit Available for sale

Weighted Average Rate =11110/108

Weighted Average Rate = $ 102.87

Cost of Good Sold = Unit Sold*Weighted Average Rate

Cost of Good Sold = 82*102.87

Cost of Good Sold = $ 8435

Inventory = Inventory, Dec 31* Weighted Avg rate

Inventory = 26*102.87

Inventory = $ 2675

b. Which of the three inventory pricing methods provides the most realistic balance sheet valuation of inventory in light of the current replacement cost of these headphones? Does this same method also produce the most realistic measure of income in light of the costs being incurred by Roman Sound to replace these units when they are sold? Explain.

FIFO inventory pricing methods provides the most realistic balance sheet valuation of inventory in light of the current replacement cost of these headphones . Yes this same method i.e FIFO also produce the most realistic measure of income in light of the costs being incurred by Roman Sound to replace these units when they are sold as normally we use the old stock first and stock lies in the inventory is of current inventory which should be valued at thier current replacement cost and therefore it provides the true net income.