Gladstone Company tracks the number of units purchased and sold throughout each accounting period but applies its inventory costing method at the time of each sale, as if it uses a perpetual inventory system. Assume its accounting records provided the following information at the end of the annual accounting period, December 31. Transactions Units Unit Cost Beginning inventory, January 1 1,450 $ 50 Transactions during the year: a. Purchase, January 30 2,150 62 b. Sale, March 14 ($100 each) (1,380 ) c. Purchase, May 1 1,130 80 d. Sale, August 31 ($100 each) (1,550 ) Calculate the cost of goods sold and ending inventory for Gladstone Company assuming it applies the LIFO cost method perpetually at the time of each sale.

Explanation:

a. Cost Of Goods Sold Using LIFO

1. Sale, March 14 (1,380 units)

- from May 1 purchase)

1,130 units at $90= 1130*90= $101,700

+

from January 30 purchase

250 units from 2,150 units at $62 = $15,500

Total= 15,500+101,700= $117,200

2. Sale, August 31 (1,550 units )

- from January 30 purchase

1,550 units from 1900 units leftover

1550 at $62 = 1550*62= $96,100

b. Ending inventory

350 units leftover from January 30 purchase + 1,450 units of Beginning inventory, January 1 = 1,800 units

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