Question :

A company has made the subsequent purchases of merchandise during the Month of July:

• July 1 purchased 380 units at $15 dollars each
• July 5 purchased 270 units at $20 dollars each
• July 9 sold 500 units at $55 dollars each
• July 14 purchased 300 units at $24 dollars each
• July 20 sold 250 units at $55 dollars each
• July 30 purchased 250 units at $30 each

Using the purchase information found above, answer the two questions below. As you complete each question, be sure to show the information/ numbers you used to reach your final answer.

1.There was no beginning inventory. If the company uses the first-in, first-out technique and the perpetual system, what could be the cost of the ending inventory?

2.There was no beginning inventory. If the company uses the last-in, first-out technique and the perpetual system, what could be the cost of the ending inventory?