Eloise Company had 100 units in beginning inventory at a total cost of $10,000. The company purchased

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Eloise Company had 100 units in beginning inventory at a total cost of $10,000. The company purchased 200 units at a total cost of $26,000. At the end of the year, Eloise had 80 units in ending inventory.
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(a) Compute the cost of the ending inventory and the cost of goods sold under (1) FIFO,
(2) LIFO, and (3) average-cost.
(b) Which cost flow method would result in the highest net income?
(c) Which cost flow method would result in inventories approximating current cost in the balance sheet?
(d) Which cost flow method would result in Eloise paying the least taxes in the fi rst year?

Ending Inventory
The ending inventory is the amount of inventory that a business is required to present on its balance sheet. It can be calculated using the ending inventory formula                Ending Inventory Formula =...
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Accounting Principles

ISBN: 978-0470534793

10th Edition

Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso

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