Oriole Company uses a periodic inventory system. Details for the inventory account for the month of January 2017 are as follows: Units Per unit price Total Balance, 1/1/2017 340 $6.0 $2040 Purchase, 1/15/2017 170 ..6 1003 Purchase, 1/28/2017 170 ..6 1054 An end of the month (1/31/2017) inventory showed that 270 units were on hand. How many units did the company sell during January 2017?

The number of units sold by the company during January 2017 is 410.

Explanation:

Note: The data in the question are merged together. They are therefore sorted before answering the question as follows:

                                Units         Per unit price         Total

Balance, 1/1/2017        340                  $6.0              $2040

Purchase, 1/15/2017    170                     ..6                  1003

Purchase, 1/28/2017    170                    ..6                  1054

The explanation of the answer is now given as follows:

Total units available for sales during January 2017 = 340 + 170 +170 = 680

Units on hand at end of the month (1/31/2017) = 270

Number of units sold by the company during January 2017 = Total units available for sales during January 2017 - Units on hand at end of the month (1/31/2017) = 680 - 270 = 410

Therefore, the number of units sold by the company during January 2017 is 410.

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