Appleby buys and sells inventory during the month of August as follows:
Opening inventory 100 units $2.52/unit
4 August Sales 20 units
8 August Purchases 140 units $2.56/unit
10 August Sales 90 units
18 August Purchases 200 units $2.78/unit
20 August Sales 180 units
The periodic weighted average for the month is calculated as follows:
Total value of inventory (opening inventory plus purchase costs during the month) divided by total units (opening inventory plus purchase costs during the month).Which of the following statements is true?
In the year ended 31 August 20X4, Aplus; records show closing inventory of 1,000 units compared to 950 units of opening inventory. Which of the following statements is true assuming that prices have fallen throughout the year?
Inventory movements for product X during the last quarter were as follows:
January Purchases 10 items at $19.80 each
February Sales 10 items at $30 each
March Purchases 20 items at $24.50
Sales 5 items at $30 each
Opening inventory at 1 January was 6 items valued at $15 each.
What would the Gross profit be for the quarter using the weighted average cost method?
An organisation’s inventory at 1 July is 15 units at $3.00 each. The following movements occur:
3 July 20X4 5 units sold at $3.30 each
8 July 20X4 10 units bought at $3.50 each
12 July 20X4 8 units sold at $4.00 each
What would be the closing inventory valuation at 31 July using the FIFO method of inventory valuation?
In times of rising prices, the valuation of inventory using the First In First Out method/ as opposed to the Weighted Average Cost method, will result in which ONE of the following combinations?
A company determines its order quantity for a component using the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model.
What would be the effects on the EOQ and the total annual ordering cost of an increase in the annual cost of holding one unit of the component in inventory?
A company uses the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model to establish reorder quantities. The following information relates to the forthcoming period:
Order costs = $25 per order Holding costs = 10% of purchase price Annual demand = 20,000 units Purchase price = $40 per unit EOQ = 500 units No safety inventory is held.
What are the total annual costs of inventory (i.e. the total purchase cost plus total order cost plus total holding cost)?
A large store selling office furniture stocks a popular chair for which the following information is available:
Annual demand: 4,000 chairs
Maximum inventory: 75 chairs
Minimum inventory: 20 chairs
Lead time: 5 days
Re-order quantity: 100 chairs
What is the average inventory level?
A company uses an item of inventory as follows.
Purchase price $25 per unit
Annual demand 1,800 units
Ordering cost $32
Annual holding cost $4.50 per unit
EOQ 160 units
What is the minimum total cost assuming a discount of 2% applies to the purchase price and to holding costs on orders of 300 and over?
A wholesaler had opening inventory of 300 units of product Emm valued at $25 per unit at the beginning of January. The following receipts and sales were recorded during January.
Date 2 Jan 12 Jan 21 Jan 29 Jan
400
Issues 250 200 75
The purchase cost of receipts was $25.75 per unit. Using a weighted average method of valuation, calculate the value of closing inventory at the end of January.