Gerald D. Englehart Company uses a perpetual inventory system. The company has the same inventory, purchases, and sales data for the month of March as shown earlier:   Inventory: March 1      200 units @ $4.00        $   800 Purchases: March 10    500 units @ $4.50          2,250 March 20   400 units @ $4.75          1,900 March 30   300 units @ $5.00          1,500 Sales:         March 15   500 units       March 25   400 units   The physical inventory count on March 31 shows 500 units on hand.   Instructions   Under a perpetual inventory system, determine the cost of inventory on hand at March 31 and the cost of goods sold for March under (a) FIFO, (b) LIFO, and (c) average-cost.

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Gerald D. Englehart Company uses a perpetual inventory system. The company has the same inventory, purchases, and sales data for the month of March as shown earlier:

 

Inventory: March 1      200 units @ $4.00        $   800

Purchases: March 10    500 units @ $4.50          2,250

March 20   400 units @ $4.75          1,900

March 30   300 units @ $5.00          1,500

Sales:         March 15   500 units

      March 25   400 units

 

The physical inventory count on March 31 shows 500 units on hand.

 

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Under a perpetual inventory system, determine the cost of inventory on hand at March 31 and the cost of goods sold for March under (a) FIFO, (b) LIFO, and (c) average-cost.

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