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Altira Corporation uses a perpetual inventory system. The following transactions affected its merchandise inventory during the month of August 2018:

Aug.1	Inventory on hand—3,900 units; cost $8.00 each.
8	Purchased 19,500 units for $7.40 each.
14	Sold 15,600 units for $13.90 each.
18	Purchased 11,700 units for $6.60 each.
25	Sold 14,600 units for $12.90 each.
31	Inventory on hand—4,900 units.

Required:
1. Determine the inventory balance Altira would report in its August 31, 2018, balance sheet and the cost of goods sold it would report in its August 2018 income statement using the FIFO method. (Round "Cost per Unit" to 2 decimal places.)

Answer 1

Inventory balance = $32340

Cost of goods sold = $220380

Explanation;

Date	Details	Per unit cost	Total cost
Aug. 1	Inventory on hand—3,900 units	$8	$31200
Aug. 8	Purchased 19,500 units	$7.40	$144300
Aug. 14	Sold 15,600 units (Cost of goods sold for these units are as follow;)
	3900 units @$8	$8	$31200
	11700 units @$7.40	$7.40	$86580
	Balance (19500 – 11700) = 7800 units @$7.40	$7.40	$57720
Aug. 18	Purchased 11,700 units	$6.60	$77220
Aug. 25	Sold 14,600 units (Cost of goods sold for these units are as follow;)
	7800 units @ $7.40	$7.40	$57720
	6800 units @ $6.60	$6.60	$44880
	Balance (11700 – 6800) = 4900 units @$6.60	$6.60	$32340
Aug. 31	Ending inventory (4900 units * $6.60)	$6.60	$32340
	Cost of goods sold ($31200 + $86580 + 57720 + $44880)		$220380