Question

Units Unit Cost Inventory, Jan. 1 8,000 $11 Purchase, June 19 13,000 12 Purchase, Nov. 8 5,000 13 If 9,000 units are on hand at December 31, what is the cost of the ending inventory under LIFO using a periodic inventory system?

Answer 1

The answer is: $100,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Under LIFO (last in, first out) costing method, we use the oldest costs are used to determine the ending inventory:

We were given the following data:

• Jan. 1: 8,000 purchased at $11 per unit
• June 19: 13,000 purchased at $12 per unit
• Nov. 8: 5,000 purchased at $13 per unit

If the ending inventory had 9,000 units, then its total cost is:

Ending inventory = (8,000 units x $11 per unit) + (1,000 units x $12 per unit)

Ending inventory = $88,000 + $12,000 = $100,000