Question

on may 1, there were 4 inventory items that cost $30 each. on may 5, 2 items were purchased for $35 each. given one item from the beginning inventory and one from the may 5 inventory were sold, under the inventory method, cost of goods sold would equal $75.

Answer 1

Based on the specific identification inventory method, the cost of goods sold would equal $65 ($30 + $35) and not $75 as indicated in the question.

Specific identification is an inventory costing method that tracks the cost of goods to the exact items that are sold.  This method is used where it is possible to track sold items individually, especially when the sold items are separately identifiable.

Specific identification is just one method in inventory costing.  Others are Last-in, First-out (LIFO), First-in, First-out (FIFO), and Weighted-Average Cost Methods.

Thus, the inventory method that will produce the cost of goods sold under this scenario is the specific identification method.

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