In its first month of operations, Literacy for the Illiterate opened a new bookstore and bought merchandise in the following order: (1) 300 units at $5 on January 1, (2) 500 units at $9 on January 8, and (3) 910 units at $10 on January 29. Assume 1,110 units are on hand at the end of the month. Calculate the cost of goods available for sale, cost of goods sold, and ending inventory under the (a) FIFO, (b) LIFO, and (c) weighted average cost flow assumptions. Assume perpetual inventory system and sold 600 units between January 9 and January 28. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

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Explanation:

January 1     300 units at $5      $1,500

January 8     500 units at $9       $4,500

January 29 910 units at $10       $9,100

1,110 units are available at the end of the month. That means 600 units were sold

A.Under FIFO

1.Cost of goods available for sale:

        $1,500 + $4,500 + $9,100 = $15,100

2.   Cost of goods sold

         300 units at $5      $1,500

         300 units at $9      $2,700

          Total             $4,200

3.Ending inventory

           200 units at $9       $1,800

           910 units at $10      $9,100

           Total              $10,900

B.Under LIFO(Last in First Out)

1.  Cost of goods available for sale:

        $1,500 + $4,500 + $9,100 = $15,100

2.  Cost of goods sold

        600 units at $10      $6,000

        Total       $6,000

3.Ending inventory

       310 units at $10      $3,100

      500 units at $9        $4,500

      300 units at $5        $1,500

      Total        $9,100

C.Weighted average cost flow assumption: Cost of goods available for sale / total units

1.Cost of goods available for sale:

     $1,500 + $4,500 + $9,100 = $15,100

2.Cost of goods sold

      $15,100 / 1,710 = $8.83

      $8.83 x 600 = $5,298

3.Ending inventory

       $8.83 x 1,110 = $9,801.3

Under perpetual Inventory System

Between January 9 and January 28. The prevailing price that will be used to sell the inventory will be the price at January 8($9)

1.Cost of goods available for sale:

$1,500 + $4,500 + $9,100 = $15,100

2.  Cost of goods sold

        600 units at $9     $5,400

        Total           $5,400

3.Ending inventory

       1,110 units at $9      $9,990

      Total            $9,990

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