Ferris Company began 2018 with 7000 units of its principal p

Ferris Company began 2018 with 7,000 units of its principal product. The cost of each unit is $6. Merchandise transactions for the month of January 2018 are as follows: Purchases Date of Purchase Units Unit Cost* Total Cost Jan. 10 6,000 $ 7 $ 42,000 Jan. 18 7,000 8 56,000 Totals 13,000 98,000 *Includes purchase price and cost of freight. Sales Date of Sale Units Jan. 5 3,000 Jan. 12 1,000 Jan. 20 4,000 Total 8,000 12,000 units were on hand at the end of the month. Required: Calculate January\'s ending inventory and cost of goods sold for the month using each of the following alternatives: 1. FIFO, periodic system. 2. LIFO, periodic system. 3. LIFO, perpetual system. 4. Average cost, periodic system. 5. Average cost, perpetual system.

Solution

Average cost, perpetual system