| P8-4 (L03) Compute FIFO, LIFO, and Average-Cost |
| Hull Company’s record of transactions concerning part X for the month of April was as follows. |
| | Purchases - Units and Unit Costs | | | | | | | Sales - Total Units |
| | April | 1 | Balance | 100 | @ | $ 5.00 | | April | 5 | 300 |
| | | 4 | | 400 | @ | 5.10 | | | 12 | 200 |
| | | 11 | | 300 | @ | 5.30 | | | 27 | 800 |
| | | 18 | | 200 | @ | 5.35 | | | 28 | 150 |
| | | 26 | | 600 | @ | 5.60 |
| | | 30 | | 200 | @ | 5.80 |
| Instructions |
| (a) | Compute the inventory at April 30 on each of the following bases. Assume that perpetual inventory records are kept in units only. Carry unit costs to the nearest cent. |
| | (1) | First-in, first-out (FIFO) |
| | (2) | Last-in, first-out (LIFO) |
| | (3) | Average-cost |
| (a) | Purchases - Units | | | | | | | Sales - Total Units |
| | April | 1 | Balance | | | 100 | | April | 5 | 300 |
| | Assume costs are not computed for each withdrawal: |
| 1. | First-in, first-out |
| | Date of Invoice | | | No. Units | | Unit Cost | Total Cost |
| | | | | Inventory, April 30 = |
| 2. | Last-in, first-out |
| | Date of Invoice | | | No. Units | | Unit Cost | Total Cost |
| | | | | Inventory, April 30 = |
| 3. | Average-cost |
| | Date of Invoice | | | No. Units | | Unit Cost | Total Cost |
| | | April 1 | | 100 |
| | | | | Inventory, April 30 = |
| (b) | If the perpetual inventory record is kept in dollars, and costs are computed at the time of each withdrawal, what amount would be shown as ending inventory in (1), (2), and (3) above? (Carry average unit costs to four decimal places.) |
| | Assume costs are computed for each withdrawal. |
| 1. | First-in, first-out |
| 2. | Last-in, first-out |
| | | | Purchased | | Sold | | Balance |
| | Date | | No. of units | Unit cost | No. of units | Unit cost | No. of units | Unit cost | Amount |
| | | | | | | Inventory, April 30 = |
| 3. | Average-cost |
| | | | Purchased | | Sold | | Balance |
| | Date | | No. of units | Unit cost | No. of units | Unit cost | No. of units | Unit cost | Amount |
| | Apr. 1 |
| | Apr. 4 |
| | Apr. 5 |
| | Apr. 11 |
| | Apr. 12 |
| | Apr. 18 |
| | Apr. 26 |
| | Apr. 27 |
| | Apr. 28 |
| | Apr. 30 |
| | | | | | | Inventory, April 30 = |