Question

RJ Corporation has provided the following information about one of its inventory items:

Date Transaction
1/1 Beginning Inventory
6/6 Purchase
9/10 Purchase
11/15 Purchase
During the year, RJ sold 3,000 units.
Number of Units 400 800 800 1,200 800
Cost per Unit $3,200 $3,600 $4,000 $4,200
What was ending inventory using the LIFO cost flow assumption under a periodic inventory system?
a. $880,000.
b. $640,000
c. $770,000.
d. $840,000

Answer 1

b. $640,000

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the ending inventory using the periodic inventory system is as follows:

But before that the ending inventory units is

= Beginning inventory units + purchased units - sold units

= 400 + 800 + 1,200 + 800 - 3,000

= 200 units

Now the ending inventory is

= 200 units × $3,200

= $640,000

hence, the ending inventory using the periodic inventory system is $640,000

Therefore the correct option is B