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Use the following information for questions 12, 13, and 14. Pederson Company was

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Use the following information for questions 12, 13, and 14. Pederson Company was formed on December 1, 2015. The following information is available from Pederson's inventory records for the product X:

11. Assuming that Pederson uses a perpetual inventory system, what is ENDING INVENTORY at December 31, 2015 under the FIFO method? a. $18,100 b. $27,100 c. $16,800 d. $13,800 e. None of the above

12. Assuming that Pederson uses a perpetual inventory system, what is ENDING INVENTORY at December 31, 2015 under the LIFO method? a. $18,300 b. $17,600 c. $26,300 d. $25,600 e. None of the above

13. Assuming that Pederson uses a periodic inventory system, what is ENDING INVENTORY at December 31, 2015 under the weighted average method? a. $17,200 b. $26,700 c. $17,560 d. $26,340 e. None of the above

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Date Purchases Sold/Issued Balance 12/2 2000 units @ $4.00/unit 2,000 12/15 6000 units @4.40/unit 8000 12/19 4000 units 4000 12/30 2000 units @ 4.75/unit 6000

Explanation / Answer

Q11 b. $27,100 FIFO Date Particulars Units   Cost Amount COGS 2-Dec Purchase                                 2,000.00                           4.00                            8,000.00 15-Dec Purchase                                 6,000.00                           4.40                          26,400.00 Total                                 8,000.00                          34,400.00 19-Dec COGS                                 4,000.00                          16,800.00 2000*4+2000*4.40 Balance                                 4,000.00                          17,600.00 30-Dec Purchase                                 2,000.00                           4.75                            9,500.00 Closing Stock                                 6,000.00                          27,100.00 Q12 =c. $26,300 LIFO Date Particulars Units   Cost Amount COGS 2-Dec Purchase                                 2,000.00                           4.00                            8,000.00 15-Dec Purchase                                 6,000.00                           4.40                          26,400.00 Total                                 8,000.00                          34,400.00 19-Dec COGS                                 4,000.00                          17,600.00 4000*4.40 Balance                                 4,000.00                          16,800.00 30-Dec Purchase                                 2,000.00                           4.75                            9,500.00 Closing Stock                                 6,000.00                          26,300.00 Q13   d. $26,340 Weighted Average Method Date Particulars Units   Cost Amount COGS 2-Dec Purchase                                 2,000.00                           4.00                            8,000.00 15-Dec Purchase                                 6,000.00                           4.40                          26,400.00 30-Dec Purchase                                 2,000.00                           4.75                            9,500.00 Total                              10,000.00                           4.39                          43,900.00 29-Oct COGS                                 4,000.00                           4.39                          17,560.00 Closing Stock                                 6,000.00                           4.39                          26,340.00