CP7-1 Analyzing the Effects of Four Alternative Inventory Costing Methods [LO 7-3]

Scrappers Supplies tracks the number of units purchased and sold throughout each accounting period but applies its inventory costing method at the end of each period, as if it uses a periodic inventory system. Assume its accounting records provided the following information at the end of the annual accounting period, December 31.

Transactions		Units			Unit Cost
Beginning inventory, January 1			240		$	21
Transactions during the year:
a.	Purchase on account, March 2		320			23
b.	Cash sale, April 1 ($37 each)		(390	)
c.	Purchase on account, June 30		290			27
d.	Cash sale, August 1 ($37 each)		(95	)

TIP: Although the purchases and sales are listed in chronological order, Scrappers determines the cost of goods sold after all of the purchases have occurred.

Required:

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Compute the cost of goods available for sale, cost of ending inventory, and cost of goods sold at December 31 under each of the following inventory costing methods: (Round "Cost per Unit" to 2 decimal places.) a. Last-in, first-out. Weighted average cost. First-in, first-out. Specific identification, assuming that the April 1 sale was selected one-fifth from the beginning inventory and four-fifths from the purchase of March 2. Assume that the sale of August 1 was selected from the purchase of June 30.