Aiello, inc. had the following inventory in fiscal 2016.

beginning inventory, january 1, 2016: 130 units @ $15.00
purchase 200 units @ $18.00
purchase 50 units @ $13.50
purchase 110 units @ $15.75

total units sold during the month is 370.

a) compute the company’s cost of goods sold and ending inventory for fiscal 2016 assuming the company used fifo

b) compute the company’s cost of goods sold and ending inventory for fiscal 2016 assuming the company used lifo methods of accounting for inventory

c) calculate the lifo reserve that would be reported in the company's books if using lifo.

Aaron corporation, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: selling price $ 102 units in beginning inventory 0 units produced 4,900 units sold 4,260 units in ending inventory 640 variable costs per unit: direct materials $ 20 direct labor $ 41 variable manufacturing overhead $ 5 variable selling and administrative expense $ 4 fixed costs: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 64,200 fixed selling and administrative expense $ 2,900 the total contribution margin for the month under variable costing is:

According to management education expert ashok rao, companies can increase their profitability by through careful inventory management. a. 5% to 10% b. 10% to 25% c. 20% to 50% d. 75%

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