1. Determining the Quantity of Merchandise Inventory
LESSON 19-1
Determining the Quantity of Merchandise Inventory

2. INVENTORY RECORD
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1. Write the stock number and description before the periodic inventory begins.
2. Write the actual count in the No. of Units on Hand column.
3. Write the unit price and calculate the total cost after the physical inventory is completed.

3. STOCK RECORD 1 2 3 1. Purchase information 2. Sales information
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1. Purchase information
2. Sales information
3. New balance on hand

4. Determining the Cost of Merchandise Inventory
LESSON 19-2
Determining the Cost of Merchandise Inventory

5. FIRST-IN, FIRST-OUT INVENTORY COSTING METHOD
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1. Total units on hand
2. Units from the most recent purchase
3. Units needed to equal the total units on hand
4. Unit price times fifo units
5. Total fifo cost

6. LAST-IN, FIRST-OUT INVENTORY COSTING METHOD
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1. Total units on hand
2. Beginning inventory units
5. Unit price times lifo units
3. Units from the earliest purchase
4. Units needed to equal total units on hand
6. Total lifo cost

7. WEIGHTED-AVERAGE INVENTORY COSTING METHOD
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1. Total cost of inventory available
2. Weighted-average price per unit 1 2 3
3. Cost of ending inventory

8. CALCULATING THE COST OF MERCHANDISE SOLD
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Cost of Merchandise Sold =
Fifo Cost of Ending Inventory –
Cost of Merchandise Available for Sale
$1,020.00 –
$386.00 =
$634.00

9. COMPARISON OF INVENTORY METHODS
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10. LESSON 19-3
Estimating Inventory

11. GROSS PROFIT METHOD OF ESTIMATING INVENTORY
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12. GROSS PROFIT METHOD OF ESTIMATING INVENTORY
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The slides in this tutorial were based a PowerPoint presentation provided by South-Western Century 21 Accounting. The slides were edited and Microsoft Action Script characters were added to help meet the needs of my students.