In its first month of operation, Crane Company purchased 210 units of inventory for $7, then 310 units for $8, and finally 250 units for $9. At the end of the month, 290 units remained. Compute the amount of phantom profit that would result if the company used FIFO rather than LIFO. Phantom profit $enter a phantom profit in dollars
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FIFO | Ending inventory | COGS | ||||||
210 | 7 | 1470 | ||||||
310 | 8 | 2480 | ||||||
250 | 9 | 2250 | 250 | 9 | 2250 | |||
40 | 8 | 320 | ||||||
6200 | 2570 | 3630 | ||||||
LIFO | ||||||||
210 | 7 | 1470 | ||||||
310 | 8 | 2480 | ||||||
250 | 9 | 2250 | 210 | 7 | 1470 | |||
80 | 8 | 640 | ||||||
6200 | 2110 | 4090 | ||||||
Phantom profit | 460 |
Phantom profit by using FIFO over LIFO = $ 460
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