Vista Company Inc. had a beginning inventory of 100 units of Product RST at a cost of

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Vista Company Inc. had a beginning inventory of 100 units of Product RST at a cost of $8 per unit. During the year, purchases were:

Feb. 20 600 units at $ 9 Aug. 12 400 units at $11 May 5 500 units at $10 Dec. 8 100 units at $12 Vista Company uses a periodic inventory system. Sales totaled 1,500 units.

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(a) Determine the cost of goods available for sale.

(b) Determine the ending inventory and the cost of goods sold under each of the assumed cost fl ow methods (FIFO, LIFO, and average-cost). Prove the accuracy of the cost of goods sold under the FIFO and LIFO methods. (Round average unit cost to three decimal places.)

(c) Which cost fl ow method results in the lowest inventory amount for the balance sheet?

The lowest cost of goods sold for the income statement?

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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9781118953907

8th Edition

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

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