FIFO Method Question

by Gagan
(Ghaziabad)

1/3/2009

1 Mar opening balance 880 @ $9
2 Mar purchase 300 @ $6
4 Mar sell 400
6 Mar sell 600
10 Mar purchase 400 @ $8
15 Mar purchase 500 @ $5
22 Mar sell 900
27 Mar purchase 200 @ $2
28 Mar sell 100
30 Mar purchase 900 @ $3
31 Mar sell 700

What is the closing balance if this business uses the FIFO method?



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Answer
by: Mohammed

March 31: 400 units price $3 value $1200
FIFO Answer question
by: Anonymous

Ans. CI = $1440
Answer to that question
by: Sayyada nanji

Solution

Recept issues
880 units x 9=7920 4march 400 units x9=3600
300 units x 6=1800 6march 480 units x9=4320
400 units x 8=3200 120 units x6= 720
500 units x 5=2500 22march180 units x6=1080
200 units x 2= 400 400 units x8=3200
900 units x 3=2700 320 units x5=1600
28march100 units x5= 500
Total receipt 18520 31march 80 units x5= 400
200 units x2= 400
420 units x3=1260
Total issued 17080
Closing inventory = total receipt-total issues
= 18520-17080
= $1440
fifo
by: makwaza

closing 480 *$3=1440
FIFO Method Question
by: Patrick

Closing Balance:

400 units worth $1,200

Working is as follows;

Receipts Issues Balance
units $ total units $ total units $ total
800 9 7,200

300 6 1,800 1,100 9,000

400 9 3,600 700 5,400

600
400 9 3,600
200 6 1,200
600 4,800 100 600

400 8 3,200 500 3,800

500 5 2,500 1,000 6,300

900
100 6 600
400 8 3,200
400 5 2,000
900 5 2,000 100 500

200 2 400 300 900

100 5 500 200 400

900 3 2,700 1,100 3,100

700
200 2 400
500 3 1,500
700 1,900 400 1,200

The last figures under Balance is the closing stock(inventory) for the end of the month i.e.
400 units @ $1,200.
On my answer, i excluded the date column, the spaces in between the figures on the top and those below represent another date.

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Different Answer
by: Anonymous

Correct Answer after completing all entries.

31 March 480 * $3 = $1440
Answer
by: Qasim

Closing Balance is 1080 units having total value of 6780.

Details;

180 units @ $ 6 having value 1080
400 units @ $ 8 having value 3200
500 units @ $ 5 having value 2500

total

1080 units @ $ (N/A) having value 6780

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