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Littleton Books has the following transactions during May. May 2 Purchases books on account from Readers Wholesale for $3,600, terms 1/10, n/30. May 3 Pays cash for freight costs of $230 on books purchased from Readers. May 5 Returns books with a cost of $300 to Readers because part of the order is incorrect. May 10 Pays the full amount due to Readers. May 30 Sells all books purchased on May 2 (less those returned on May 5) for $4,300 on account. Required: Record the period-end adjustment to cost of goods sold on May 31, assuming the company has no beginning or ending inventory

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A periodic inventory method is a method where the inventory account is adjusted at the end of each accounting period and not continuously as with the perpetual method. All inventory purchased is recorded to a purchases account. Cost of goods sold is calculated by adding purchases to beginning inventory and then subtracting ending inventory. The following journal entries are examples of how to account for inventory under a periodic management method.

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