Find the value of the inventory using (a) the FIFO method and (b) the LIFO method. *

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. A local oil-distribution company made the following purchases of gasoline tanks during the year: 18 at $420 each, 28 at $245 each, 37 at $245 each, and 20 at $180 each. The current inventory shows that there are 55 tanks. Find the value of the inventory using (a) the FIFO method and (b) the LIFO method. *

 

$12,175; $16,625

$16,625; $12,175

$12,625; $16,175

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FIFO stands for First In First Out; it is the inventory management methods under which inventory that comes first in the organization is to be sold first.

LIFO stands for Last In First Out; it is the inventory management methods under which inventory comes that last in the organization is to be sold first.

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