Question

Barkley Company uses a periodic inventory system and has the following account balances: Beginning Inventory $50,000, Ending Inventory $80,000, Freight-in $12,000, Purchases $330,000, Purchase Returns and Allowances $8,000 and Purchase Discounts $6,000.

Answer 1

Explanation:

The computation is shown below:

a. Net purchase

= Purchase - Purchase Returns and Allowances - Purchase Discounts + Freight in

= $330,000 - $8,000 - $6,000 + $12,000

= $328,000

b. The cost of goods available for sale is

= Beginning inventory + purchase

= $50,000 + $328,000

= $378,000

c. The cost of goods sold is

=  The cost of goods available for sale - ending inventory

= $378,000 - $80,000

= $298,000