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) moving-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.

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) moving-average cost. 

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