Question
The beginning inventory of merchandise at Keats Office Supplies and data on purchases and sales for a three-month period are as follows: Date Transaction Number
The beginning inventory of merchandise at Keats Office Supplies and data on purchases and sales for a three-month period are as follows:
Date | Transaction | Number of Units | Per Unit | Total | ||||
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March 3 | Inventory | 66 | $225 | $14,850 | ||||
8 | Purchase | 132 | 270 | 35,640 | ||||
11 | Sale | 88 | 750 | 66,000 | ||||
30 | Sale | 55 | 750 | 41,250 | ||||
April 8 | Purchase | 110 | 300 | 33,000 | ||||
10 | Sale | 66 | 750 | 49,500 | ||||
19 | Sale | 33 | 750 | 24,750 | ||||
28 | Purchase | 110 | 330 | 36,300 | ||||
May 5 | Sale | 66 | 790 | 52,140 | ||||
16 | Sale | 88 | 790 | 69,520 | ||||
21 | Purchase | 198 | 360 | 71,280 | ||||
28 | Sale | 99 | 790 | 78,210 |
Required:
1. Record the inventory, purchases, and cost of merchandise sold data in a perpetual inventory record similar to the one illustrated in Exhibit 4, using the last-in, first-out method. Under LIFO, if units are in inventory at two different costs, enter the units with the HIGHER unit cost first in the Cost of Merchandise Sold Unit Cost column and LOWER unit cost first in the Inventory Unit Cost column.
Keats Office Supplies Schedule of Cost of Merchandise Sold LIFO Method For the three months ended May 31, 2016 | |||||||||
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Purchases | Cost of Merchandise Sold | Inventory | |||||||
Date | Quantity | Unit Cost | Total Cost | Quantity | Unit Cost | Total Cost | Quantity | Unit Cost | Total Cost |
Mar. 3 | $ | $ | |||||||
Mar. 8 | $ | $ | |||||||
Mar. 11 | $ | $ | |||||||
Mar. 30 | |||||||||
Apr. 8 | |||||||||
Apr. 10 | |||||||||
Apr. 19 | |||||||||
Apr. 28 | |||||||||
May 5 | |||||||||
May 16 | |||||||||
May 21 | |||||||||
May 28 | |||||||||
May 31 | Balances | $ | $ |
2. Determine the total sales, the total cost of merchandise sold, and the gross profit from sales for the period.
Total sales | $ |
Total cost of merchandise sold | $ |
Gross profit from sales | $ |
3. Determine the ending inventory cost as of May 31, 2016. $
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