Writing.com has a beginning inventory of 16 sets of pens at a cost of $2.12 each. During the year, Writing.com purchased 8 sets at $2.15, 9 sets at $2.25, 14 sets at $3.05, and 13 sets at $3.20. By the end of the year, 29 sets were sold. a. Calculate the number of pen sets in stock. b. Calculate the cost of ending inventory under LIFO, FIFO, and weighted-average methods. (Round your intermediate calculation and final answers to the nearest cent.)



Answer :

a. Number of pens in stock is 31

b. The cost of ending inventory under LIFO is $66.87

    The cost of ending inventory under FIFO is $90.30

    The cost of ending inventory under weighted-average methods is $80.43

What is the Ending Inventory?

The value of products still in stock and held by a corporation at the end of an accounting period is known as ending inventory.

How to calculate the Ending Inventory?

Beginning inventory + new purchases - the cost of goods sold (COGS) = ending inventory.

Types of methods to calculate :

1)  FIFO Method: It is a technique utilized by accountants during times of economic instability and presupposes that the goods you purchased initially were the ones that sold first.

2) LIFO Method: It is assumed that the first items to be sold are those that were most recently purchased.

3) Weighted-average method: By dividing the entire cost by the amount of inventory you have in your stockroom, it provides an average of how much each stock-keeping unit (SKU) is worth.

Here we have,

a. Pens in stock = pens bought - pens sold

(16 + 8 + 14 + 13 + 9 ) - 29

60 - 29 = 31

b. Cost of Ending inventory using LIFO = (16 X 2.12) + (8 X 2.15) + (7 x 2.25)

= $33.92 +$17.20 + $15.75 = $66.87

Cost of Ending inventory using FIFO = (13 x $3.20) + (14 x 3.05) + (4 x $2.25)

$41.60 + $42.7 +9 = $93.30

Cost of Ending inventory using the weighted-average method = Weighted average = total value of inventory/number of inventory purchased

{(2.15 x 8) + (9 x 2.25) + (14 x 3.05) + (13 x 3.20) + (16 x 2.12) } / 60

= (17.2 + 20.25 + 42.7 + 41.6 + 33.92) / 60

= $155.67 / 60

= 2.59

Cost of ending inventory = $2.59 x 31 = $80.43

Hence,

a. The Number of pens in stock is 31

b. The cost of ending inventory under LIFO is $66.87

    The cost of ending inventory under FIFO is $90.30

    The cost of ending inventory under weighted-average methods is $80.43

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