Lauer Corporation Uses the Periodic Inventory System and Has Provided

question 8

Multiple Choice

Lauer Corporation uses the periodic inventory system and has provided the following information about one of their laptop computers:

$$\begin{array}{ll}\begin{array} { ll } \text { Date } & \text { Transaction } \\1 / 1 & \text { Beginning Inventory } \\5 / 5 & \text { Purchase } \\8 / 10 & \text { Purchase } \\10 / 15 & \text { Purchase }\end{array}\begin{array} { l l} \text { Number of Units } & \text { Cost per Unit } \\100& \$ 800 \\200 & \$ 900 \\300 & \$ 1,000 \\200 & \$ 1,050\end{array}\end{array}$$
During the year,750 laptop computers were sold. What was ending inventory using the FIFO cost flow assumption?

• A)$60,000
• B)$52,500
• C)$52,000
• D)$40,000

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