On December 1, Novak Corp. has three DVD players left in stock. All are identical, all are priced to sell at $181. One of the three DVD players left in stock, with serial#1012, was purchased on June 1 at a cost of $40. Another, with serial #1045, was purchased on November 1 for $34. The last player, serial #1056, was purchased on November 30 for $33.

(a) Calculate the cost of goods sold using the FIFO periodic inventory method assuming that two of the three players were sold by the end of December, Discount Electronics' year-end.

(b) If Discount Electronics used the specific identification method instead of the FIFO method, what would Bargain's cost of goods sold be if the company wished to minimize earnings?

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Lucille Mora

9 June, 16:28

On December 1, Novak Corp. has three DVD players left in stock. All are identical, all are priced to sell at $181. One of the three DVD players left in stock, with serial#1012, was purchased on June 1 at a cost of $40. Another, with serial #1045, was purchased on November 1 for $34. The last player, serial #1056, was purchased on November 30 for $33.

(a) Calculate the cost of goods sold using the FIFO periodic inventory method assuming that two of the three players were sold by the end of December, Discount Electronics' year-end.

(b) If Discount Electronics used the specific identification method instead of the FIFO method, what would Bargain's cost of goods sold be if the company wished to minimize earnings?

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Novak Corp.

a) Calculation of the cost of goods sold using FIFO:

serial#1012 June 1 $40

serial #1045 November 1 $34

Total cost of goods sold $74

b) Calculation of the cost of goods sold under Specific Identification to minimize earnings:

serial#1012 June 1 $40

serial #1045 November 1 $34

Total cost of goods sold $74

Explanation:

a) Inventory Summary:

Serial No. Purchase Date Unit Cost

serial#1012 June 1 $40

serial #1045 November 1 $34

serial #1056 November 30 $33

b) For specification identification and in order to minimize earnings, the company would choose report on products with higher costs.