Cox Corporation produces a product with the following costs as of July 1, 20XX:
Material | $ | 5 | per unit |
Labour | 3 | per unit | |
Overhead | 1 | per unit | |
Assuming Cox sold 15,800 units during the last six months of the year at $14 each, beginning inventory at these costs on July 1 was 3,700 units. From July 1 to December 31, 20XY, Cox produced 13,400 units. These units had a material cost of $2 per unit. The costs for labour and overhead were the same. (Round your intermediate values to 2 decimal places and final answer to the nearest whole dollars.)
a. Assumed Cox Corportation used average cost inventory accounting, what would gross profit be?
Gross profit $
b. Assumed Cox Corporation used average cost inventory accounting, what is the value of ending inventory?
Ending inventory
$
please explain for me cause I don't understand.
Particulars |
Units | Cost/unit | Total Amount | ||
1.Opening Inventory | 3700 | $9(5+3+1) | $33300 | ||
2.Production (Jul-Dec) |
13400 |
$6(2+3+1) |
$80400 | ||
3.Sales | 15800 | $14 | $221200 | ||
4.Closing Inventory (1+2-3) |
1300 | $6.65* | $8645 | ||
5.COGS (1+2-4) Units * Avg Cost |
15800 | $6.65* | $105070 | ||
6.Gross Profit (3-5) |
$116130 |
*Average cost of inventory per unit
Wt. Avg cost = Total cost of available units for sale/Total no. of. Available units
=(33300+80400) /(3700+13400)
=$6.65
Final Answer
a. Gross Profit= $116130
b. Value of ending Inventory=$8645
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