Grother Company Uses the Periodic Inventory Method and Had the Following

question 88

Essay

Grother Company uses the periodic inventory method and had the following inventory information available: A physical count of inventory on December 31 revealed that there were 350 units on hand.
Instructions
Answer the following independent questions and show computations supporting your answers.
1. Assume that the company uses the FIFO method. The value of the ending inventory at December 31 is $__________.
2. Assume that the company uses the average cost method. The value of the ending inventory on December 31 is $__________.
3. Assume that the company uses the LIFO method. The value of the ending inventory on December 31 is $__________.
4. Determine the difference in the amount of income that the company would have reported if it had used the FIFO method instead of the LIFO method. Would income have been greater or less?

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Definitions:

Natural Rate

The natural rate refers to the long-term unemployment rate that an economy experiences under normal conditions, unaffected by short-term cyclical fluctuations.

Full-Employment

A scenario where an economy utilizes all accessible labor resources in the most optimized manner.

Potential Output

Represents the highest level of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) that can be sustained over the long term without increasing the rate of inflation.

Sustainable Output

The level of production that can be maintained over the long term without depleting natural resources or harming the environment.