Santa Fe Tile Company Had the Following Inventory Purchases and Sales

question 9

Multiple Choice

Santa Fe Tile Company had the following inventory purchases and sales during the month of May.The company uses the periodic inventory method. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline & \text { Purchases } & & & \text { Sales } & & \\\hline \text { Date } & \text { Units } & \text { Unit Cost } & \text { Total } & \text { Units } & \text { Unit Price } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { May 1 } & 100 & \$ 4 & \$ 400 & & & \\\hline 5 & 200 & 5 & 1,000 & & & \\\hline 10 & & & & 100 & \$ 10 & \$ 1,000 \\\hline 15 & 100 & 6 & 600 & & & \\\hline 20 & 150 & 7 & 1,050 & & & \\\hline 25 & & & & 200 & 11 & \$ 2,200 \\\hline 30 & 160 & 8 & 1,280 & & & \\\hline & 710 & & \$ 4,330 & 300 & & \$ 3,200 \\\hline\end{array}$$
- If Santa Fe uses average-cost,how much was the Cost of goods sold for the month?

• A) $1,400
• B) $1,850
• C) $1,380
• D) $1,615

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