Question

Boxwood Company sells blankets for $60 each. The following was taken from the inventory records during May. The company had no beginning inventory on May 1. Date Blankets Units Cost May 3 Purchase 5 $20 10 Sale 3 17 Purchase 10 24 20 Sale 6 23 Sale 3 30 Purchase 10 30 Assuming that the company uses the perpetual inventory system, determine the cost of merchandise sold for the sale of May 20 using the FIFO inventory cost method.

Answer 1

Answer:

$136

Explanation:

Date      Transaction       Units         Cost           Total          

3             Purchase             5            $20             $100

10            Sale                     3

17            Purchase            10            $24            $240

20           Sale                     6

23           Sale                     3

30           Purchase           10             $30            $300

using the first in, first out method, the COGS is calculated based on the oldest price of the units in merchandise inventory:

6 units were sold on May 20th, 2 of them costed $20 (May 3rd purchase) per unit = $40, while 4 of them costed $24 (May 17th purchase) = $96. Total COGS = $40 + $96 = $136.