Amsterdam Company uses a periodic
inventory system. For April, when the company sold 600 units, the following
information is available. Compute the April 30 inventory and the April cost of
goods sold using the average cost method.
Units Unit Cost Total Cost
April
1 Inventory 250 $10 $2,500
April
15 purchases 400 12 4,800
April
23 Purchases 350 13 4,550
1,000 11,850
Weighted
average cost per unit $11850/1000 = $11.85
Ending
inventory 400 X $11.85 = $4,740
Cost of goods
available for sale $11,850
Deduct ending
inventory 4,740
Cost of goods
sold (600 X $11.85) $7,110