Nadal Athletic uses a periodic inventory system and has the following transaction related to
its inventory for the month of August 2018:
Required:
1. Calculate ending inventory and cost of goods sold at August 31, 2018, using the specific
identification method. The August 4 sale consists of units from beginning inventory, the
August 13 sale consists of units from the August 11 purchase, and the August 26 sale
consists of two units from beginning inventory and eights units from the August 20 purchase.
2. Using FIFO, calculate ending inventory and cost of goods sold at August 31, 2018.
3. Using LIFO, calculate ending inventory and cost of goods sold at August 31, 2018.
4. Using weighted-average cost, calculate ending inventory and cost of goods sold at August
31, 2018.
5. Calculate sales revenue and gross profit under each of the four methods.
6. Comparing FIFO and LIFO, which one provides the more meaningful measure of ending
inventory? Explain.
7. If Pete’s chooses to report inventory using LIFO, record the LIFO adjustment.