Ferris Company began January with 9,000 units of its principal product. The cost of each unit is $5. Merchandise transactions for the month of January are as follows:                                                                                     Purchases Date of Purchase                   Units                Unit Cost*            Total Cost Jan. 10                                     6,000                    $   6                     $36,000 Jan. 18                                     9,000                         7                       63,000    Totals                                   15,000                                                 99,000   *Includes purchase price and cost of freight.                                   Sales Date of Sale                        Units Jan. 5                                   5,000 Jan. 12                                 3,000 Jan. 20                                 6,000      Total                             14,000   10,000 units were on hand at the end of the month,   Calculate January’s ending inventory and cost of goods sold for the month using Average cost, periodic system.                                             Cost of Goods Available for Sale       Cost of Goods Sold – Average Cost     Ending Inventory – Average Cost Average Cost                 # of units     Unit   Cost of                       # of units    Average     Cost of           # of units     Average    Ending                                                               Cost    Goods                            sold         Cost per    Goods Sold     in ending    Cost per    Inventory                                                                           Available for                                       Unit                               inventory       unit                                                                                Sale  Beginning inventory       9,000       $5.00    $45,000   Purchases:    January 10                     6,000        6.00      36,000    January 18                     9,000        7.00      63,000 Total                                24,000                  $144,000

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Ferris Company began January with 9,000 units of its principal product. The cost of each unit is $5. Merchandise transactions for the month of January are as follows:

                                                                                    Purchases

Date of Purchase                   Units                Unit Cost*            Total Cost

Jan. 10                                     6,000                    $   6                     $36,000

Jan. 18                                     9,000                         7                       63,000

   Totals                                   15,000                                                 99,000

 

*Includes purchase price and cost of freight.

 

                                Sales

Date of Sale                        Units

Jan. 5                                   5,000

Jan. 12                                 3,000

Jan. 20                                 6,000

     Total                             14,000

 

10,000 units were on hand at the end of the month,

 

  1. Calculate January’s ending inventory and cost of goods sold for the month using Average cost, periodic system.

 

                                          Cost of Goods Available for Sale       Cost of Goods Sold – Average Cost     Ending Inventory – Average Cost

Average Cost                 # of units     Unit   Cost of                       # of units    Average     Cost of           # of units     Average    Ending

                                                              Cost    Goods                            sold         Cost per    Goods Sold     in ending    Cost per    Inventory

                                                                          Available for                                       Unit                               inventory       unit

                                                                               Sale 

Beginning inventory       9,000       $5.00    $45,000  

Purchases:

   January 10                     6,000        6.00      36,000

   January 18                     9,000        7.00      63,000

Total                                24,000                  $144,000                _______       ___     ________    ________ _______                        

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