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The Acceber Corporation had 5,000 mugs on hand at the beginning of April. Each m

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Question

The Acceber Corporation had 5,000 mugs on hand at the beginning of April. Each mug had cost the company $2. The company purchased 9,000 mugs on April 11 at a cost of $3 each. The company purchased 12,000 mugs on April 20 at a cost of $4 each. The company sold 8,000 mugs on April 15 and 10,000 mugs on April 26. The company charged its customers $6 per mug for each mug sold in April. The company uses the FIFO inventory method.

Determine the company's cost of merchandise inventory on hand at the end of April.

$32,000

$53,000

$21,000

$64,000

a.

$32,000

b.

$53,000

c.

$21,000

d.

$64,000

Explanation / Answer

Answer is $32,000

Beginning Inventory: 5,000 mugs @ $2 per mug
Purchase April 11: 9,000 mugs @ $3 per mug
Purchase April 20: 12,000 mugs @ $4 per mug

Number of mugs available for sale = 5,000 + 9,000 + 12,000
Number of mugs available for sale = 26,000

Number of mugs sold = 8,000 + 10,000
Number of mugs sold = 18,000

Number of mugs in ending inventory = Number of mugs available for sale - Number of mugs sold
Number of mugs in ending inventory = 26,000 - 18,000
Number of mugs in ending inventory = 8,000

Ending inventory contains 8,000 mugs from April 20 purchase

Cost of Ending Inventory = 8,000 * $4
Cost of Ending Inventory = $32,000