Lawrence owns a small candy store that sells one type of candy. His beginning inventory of candy
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Lawrence owns a small candy store that sells one type of candy. His beginning inventory of candy was made up of 10,000 boxes costing $1.50 per box ($15,000), and he made the following purchases of candy during the year:
March 1 10,000 boxes at $1.60 $16,000 August 15 20,000 boxes at $1.70 34,000 November 20 10,000 boxes at $1.80 18,000 At the end of the year, Lawrence’s inventory consisted of 15,000 boxes of candy.
a. Calculate Lawrence’s ending inventory and cost of goods sold using the FIFO inventory valuation method.
Ending inventory $
Cost of goods sold $
b. Calculate Lawrence’s ending inventory and cost of goods sold using the LIFO inventory valuation method.
Ending inventory $
Cost of goods sold $
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Income Tax Fundamentals Whittenburg Gill 2020
ISBN: 9780357107065
1st Edition
Authors: Whittenburg/Altus Buller/Gill