Question

At year-end, the perpetual inventory records of Anderson Co. indicate 60 units of a particular product in inventory, acquired at the following dates and unit costs:

Purchased in August: 30 units at $750 per unit.
Purchased in November: 30 units at $700 per unit.
A complete physical inventory taken at year-end indicates only 50 units of this product actually are on hand.
Assuming that Anderson uses the LIFO flow assumption, it should record this inventory shrinkage by:

A. Debiting Cost of Goods Sold $7,000.
B. Crediting Cost of Goods Sold $7,500.
C. Debiting Cost of Goods Sold $7,500.
D. Crediting Cost of Goods Sold $7,000.

Answer 1

A. Debiting Cost of Goods Sold $7,000

Step-by-step explanation:

The LIFO is a method used to account value for inventory. Under the method, the last item of inventory purchased is the first one sold.

At year-end, the perpetual inventory records of Anderson Co. indicate 60 units of a particular product in inventory, but a physical inventory taken at year-end indicates only 50 units of this product actually are on hand. So 10 units of the product was shrinkage.

The company should debit Cost of Goods Sold to record this inventory shrinkage.

Anderson Co. use LIFO method, the amount shrinkage product:

10 x $700 = $7,000