CORONAVIRUS LIMITED transactions for January, 2020 for stock purchases and sales were as follows:

Date Particulars Units Unit Cost (GHS)
January 1 Stock-on-hand 500 250
January 1 Sales 100
January 2 Purchases 200 260
January 8 Sales 200
January 10 Purchases 300 300
January 17 Sales 300
January 23 Purchases 100 270
January 25 Sales 200

You are required to compute the January 31, 2020 closing stock using:

  1. First-in, First-out (FIFO) based on a periodic inventory
  2. Last-in, First-out (LIFO) based on a perpetual inventory
  3. Moving Average based on perpetual inventory

Total units purchased + opening = 500 + 200 + 300 + 100 = 1,100

Total sales = 100 + 200 + 300 + 200 = 800

Closing units = 300

  1. FIFO Periodic: Sales from earliest. COGS: 500@250 = 125,000; 200@260 = 52,000; 100@300 = 30,000; Total COGS 207,000

Closing stock: 200@300 = 60,000 + 100@270 = 27,000 = GHS 87,000

  1. LIFO Perpetual:
  • Open: 500@250
  • Sale 100: -100@250; Remain 400@250
  • Purchase 200@260: 400@250, 200@260
  • Sale 200: -200@260; Remain 400@250
  • Purchase 300@300: 400@250, 300@300
  • Sale 300: -300@300; Remain 400@250
  • Purchase 100@270: 400@250, 100@270
  • Sale 200: -100@270, -100@250; Remain 300@250

Closing: 300@250 = GHS 75,000

  1. Moving Average Perpetual:
  • Open: 500@250 = avg 250
  • Sale 100: @250; Remain 400@250
  • Purchase 200@260: Total 600 units, cost 100,000 + 52,000 = 152,000; avg 253.33
  • Sale 200: @253.33; Remain 400@253.33
  • Purchase 300@300: Total 700 units, cost 101,332 + 90,000 = 191,332; avg 273.33
  • Sale 300: @273.33; Remain 400@273.33
  • Purchase 100@270: Total 500 units, cost 109,332 + 27,000 = 136,332; avg 272.66
  • Sale 200: @272.66; Remain 300@272.66 = GHS 81,798