Hampton Co.took a physical count of its inventory on December 31.In addition,it had to decide whether or not the following items should be added to this count.
The beginning inventory and purchases of an item for the period were as follows: The company uses the periodic system,and there were 15 units in the inventory at the end of the period.Determine the cost of the 15 units in the inventory by each of the following methods,presenting details of your computations:
(a)first-in,first-out;
(b)last-in,first-out;
(c)average cost.Do not round your intermediate calculations.Round your final answer to two decimal places.
If merchandise inventory is being valued at cost and the price level is steadily rising,the method of costing that will yield the highest net income is