Ch6 Exercises: Periodic Inventory Methods 1. Elsa's Boards sells a snowboard, Xpert, that is popular with snowboard enthusiasts. Information relating to Elsa's purchases of Xpert snowboards during September is shown below. During the same month, 121 Xpert snowboards were sold. Elsa's uses a periodic inventory system. Date Explanation Units Unit Cost Total Cost Sept. 1 Inventory 26$97$2,522 Sept. 12 Purchases 451024,590 Sept. 19 Purchases 201042,080 Sept. 26 Purchases 50105 5,250 Totals 141$14,442 Instructions (a) Compute the ending inventory at September 30 and cost of goods sold using the FIFO and LIFO methods. Prove the amount allocated to cost of goods sold under each method. (b) For both FIFO and LIFO, calculate the sum of ending inventory and cost of goods sold. What do you notice about the answers you found for each method