Lester Company Sells Many Products

question 19

Essay

Lester Company sells many products. Hackenberry is one of its popular items. Below is an analysis of the inventory purchases and sales of Hackenberry for the month of March. Lester Company uses the periodic inventory system. Instructions
(a) Using the FIFO method, calculate the amount charged to cost of goods sold for March. (Show computations)
(b) Using the weighted average method, calculate the amount assigned to the inventory on hand on March 31. (Show computations)
(c) Using the LIFO method, calculate the amount assigned to the inventory on hand on March 31. (Show computations)

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Definitions:

Elasticity

Percentage change in one variable resulting from a 1-percent increase in another.

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