Jeters Company uses a periodic inventory system and reports the following for the month of June. Instructions

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Jeters Company uses a periodic inventory system and reports the following for the month of June. 

Units Unit Cost Total Cost $ 600 2,220 1,400 Date Explanation June 1 $5 Inventory Purchase 120 370 12 23 Purchase 200 23

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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. (Round average unit cost to three decimal places.) 

b. Which costing method gives the highest ending inventory? The highest cost of goods sold? Why? 

c. How do the average-cost values for ending inventory and cost of goods sold relate to ending inventory and cost of goods sold for FIFO?

d. Explain why the average cost is not $6.

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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Financial Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making

ISBN: 978-1119493631

9th edition

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

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