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Cost-flow assumptions—FIFO and LIFO using periodic and perpetual systems The inventory rec...

Cost-flow assumptions—FIFO and LIFO using periodic and perpetual systems The inventory records of Kuffel Co. reflected the following information for the year ended December 31, 2010:

Date

Transaction

Number of Units

Unit Cost

Total Cost

1/1

Beginning inventory

  150

$30

$4,500

2/22

Purchase

  70

33

2,310

3/7

Sale

  (100)

4/15

Purchase

  90

35

3,150

6/11

Purchase

  140

36

5,040

9/28

Sale

  (100)

10/13

Purchase

  50

38

1,900

12/4

Sale

  (100)

Required:

a. Assume that Kuffel Co. uses a periodic inventory system. Calculate cost of goods sold and ending inventory under FIFO and LIFO.


b. Assume that Kuffel Co. uses a perpetual inventory system. Calculate cost of goods sold and ending inventory under FIFO and LIFO.


c. Explain why the FIFO results for cost of goods sold and ending inventory are the same in your answers to parts a and b, but the LIFO results are different.

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