Use the information below to answer the following 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 ending inventory value for the month of May using the FIFO inventory cost method.

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22 December, 20:59

Use the information below to answer the following 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 ending inventory value for the month of May using the FIFO inventory cost method.

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Erica Le · Answer 1

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Determination of the Ending Inventory, using the FIFO method:

Date Blankets Units Unit Cost Total cost

May 17 Purchase 3 24 $72

May 30 Purchase 10 30 $300

Total cost of Ending Inventory = $372 ($72 + 300)

Explanation:

a) Inventory Records during May:

Date Blankets Units Cost

May 3 Purchase 5 $20

May 10 Sale 3

May 17 Purchase 10 24

May 20 Sale 6

May 23 Sale 3

May 30 Purchase 10 30

May 31 Ending Balance 13

FIFO method of costing inventory is based on the assumption that a business entity sells older stock of goods first before the latest goods brought into the store. FIFO means First-in, First-out. It is one of the methods of costing inventory. Others include LIFO, Weighted Average, and Specific Identification.