Alphabet Company, which uses the periodic inventory method, purchases different letters for resale. Alphabet had no beginning inventory. It purchased A thru G in January at $6.00 per letter. In February, it purchased H thru L at $8.00 per letter. It purchased M thru R in March at $9.00 per letter. It sold A, D, E, H, J and N in October. There were no additional purchases or sales during the remainder of the year. If Alphabet Company uses the LIFO method, what is the cost of its ending inventory

$82

Explanation:

Month                            Quantity       rate         Total  

January purchase            7 letters       6             42

February                           5 letters       8             40

March                                6 letters       9             45

Total                                  18                                127

Number of letters sold = 6

Closing inventory = 18 - 6 = 12

Using LIFO , the last set of item purchased are the first to be sold , therefore the closing inventory will be

(5*8)+(7*6)= $82