Weighted Average Cost Flow Method Under Perpetual Inventory SystemThe following units of a particular item were available for sale during the calendar year: Jan. 1 Inventory 15,000 units at $60.00 Mar. 18 Sale 12,000 units May 2 Purchase 27,000 units at $62.00 Aug. 9 Sale 22,500 units Oct. 20 Purchase 10,500 units at $64.20 The firm uses the weighted average cost method with a perpetual inventory system. Determine the cost of merchandise sold for each sale and the inventory balance after each sale. Present the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 5. Round unit cost to two decimal places, if necessary. Perpetual Inventory Account Weighted Average Cost Flow Method   Purchases Cost of Merchandise Sold Inventory Date Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Jan. 1             fill in  $ $ Mar. 18       fill in  $ $ fill in  fill in  fill in  May 2 fill in  $ $       fill in  fill in  fill in  Aug. 9       fill in  fill in  fill in  fill in  fill in  fill in  Oct. 20 fill in  fill in  fill in        fill in  fill in  fill in  Dec. 31 Balances         $ fill in  $ $   Question #9: Weighted Average Cost Flow Method Under Perpetual Inventory System The following units of a particular item were available for sale during the calendar year: Jan. 1 Inventory 4,000 units at $20 Apr. 19 Sale 2,500 units June 30 Purchase 6,000 units at $24 Sept. 2 Sale 4,500 units Nov. 15 Purchase 1,000 units at $25 The firm uses the weighted average cost method with a perpetual inventory system. Determine the cost of merchandise sold for each sale and the inventory balance after each sale. Present the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 5. Round unit cost to two decimal places, if necessary. Schedule of Cost of Merchandise Sold Weighted Average Cost Flow Method   Purchases Cost of Merchandise Sold Inventory Date Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Jan. 1             fill in $ $ Apr. 19       fill in $ $ fill in fill in fill in June 30 fill in $ $       fill in fill in fill in Sept. 2       fill in fill in fill in fill in fill in fill in Nov. 15 fill in fill in fill in       fill in fill in fill in Dec. 31 Balances         $ fill in $ $

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Weighted Average Cost Flow Method Under Perpetual Inventory SystemThe following units of a particular item were available for sale during the calendar year:

Jan. 1 Inventory 15,000 units at $60.00
Mar. 18 Sale 12,000 units
May 2 Purchase 27,000 units at $62.00
Aug. 9 Sale 22,500 units
Oct. 20 Purchase 10,500 units at $64.20

The firm uses the weighted average cost method with a perpetual inventory system. Determine the cost of merchandise sold for each sale and the inventory balance after each sale. Present the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 5. Round unit cost to two decimal places, if necessary.

Perpetual Inventory Account
Weighted Average Cost Flow Method
  Purchases Cost of Merchandise Sold Inventory
Date Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost
Jan. 1             fill in  $ $
Mar. 18       fill in  $ $ fill in  fill in  fill in 
May 2 fill in  $ $       fill in  fill in  fill in 
Aug. 9       fill in  fill in  fill in  fill in  fill in  fill in 
Oct. 20 fill in  fill in  fill in        fill in  fill in  fill in 
Dec. 31 Balances         $ fill in  $ $

 

Question #9:

Weighted Average Cost Flow Method Under Perpetual Inventory System

The following units of a particular item were available for sale during the calendar year:

Jan. 1 Inventory 4,000 units at $20
Apr. 19 Sale 2,500 units
June 30 Purchase 6,000 units at $24
Sept. 2 Sale 4,500 units
Nov. 15 Purchase 1,000 units at $25

The firm uses the weighted average cost method with a perpetual inventory system. Determine the cost of merchandise sold for each sale and the inventory balance after each sale. Present the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 5. Round unit cost to two decimal places, if necessary.

Schedule of Cost of Merchandise Sold
Weighted Average Cost Flow Method
  Purchases Cost of Merchandise Sold Inventory
Date Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost
Jan. 1             fill in $ $
Apr. 19       fill in $ $ fill in fill in fill in
June 30 fill in $ $       fill in fill in fill in
Sept. 2       fill in fill in fill in fill in fill in fill in
Nov. 15 fill in fill in fill in       fill in fill in fill in
Dec. 31 Balances         $ fill in $ $
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