iper Company began year 2011 with 23,500 units of product in its January 1 inventory costing $15.70 each. It made successive purchases of its product in year 2011 as follows. The company uses a periodic inventory system. On December 31, 2011, a physical count reveals that 42,000 units of its product remain in inventory.           Mar. 7      35,000 units @ $18.70 each   May. 25      37,000 units @ $22.70 each   Aug. 1      27,000 units @ $24.70 each   Nov. 10      36,500 units @ $27.70 each         Required information

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Viper Company began year 2011 with 23,500 units of product in its January 1 inventory costing $15.70 each. It made successive purchases of its product in year 2011 as follows. The company uses a periodic inventory system. On December 31, 2011, a physical count reveals that 42,000 units of its product remain in inventory.

 
     
  Mar. 7      35,000 units @ $18.70 each
  May. 25      37,000 units @ $22.70 each
  Aug. 1      27,000 units @ $24.70 each
  Nov. 10      36,500 units @ $27.70 each
 
 
 
 
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1. Compute the number and total cost of the units available for sale in year 2011. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
 
     
  Number of units available for sale    units
  Cost of the units available for sale  
 
 

 
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Compute the amounts assigned to the 2011 ending inventory and the cost of goods sold. (Input all amounts as positive values. Round per unit costs to 3 decimal places. Round your final answers to the nearest dollar amount. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

 

(a) FIFO periodic
   
  Total cost of units available for sale $   
  Less ending inventory on a FIFO basis   
   
  Cost of units sold $   
   
 

 

(b) Weighted average cost periodic
   
  Total cost of units available for sale $   
  Less ending inventory on a weighted average cost   
   
  Cost of units sold $   
   
 
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