Answer:
Ending Inventory under LIFO perpetual is closest to:
$2,800.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Quarter Purchases Cost per Unit Purchases in Sales Per Quarter
in Units Dollars Unit
Beginning 200 $10.00 $2,000
Q1 100 $12.00 $1,200 200
Q2 200 $14.00 $2,800 200
Q3 300 $16.00 $4,800 300
Q4 400 $18.00 $7,200 300
FY total 1,200 $16,000 1000
LIFO Ending Inventory:
Beginning 100 $10.00 $1,000
Q4 100 $18.00 $1,800
Total 200 $2,800
b) LIFO (Last-in, First-out) is based on the assumption that inventory items sold are from the latest units in store and not from the earlier units. This means that items bought last are sold first. Therefore, to determine the value of ending inventory,
