Accounting › Section I · Inventory › Topic I.2
Cost of goods sold under the periodic method
A business on a periodic system does not track the cost of each sale as it happens. It counts what is left at the end of the period and works backwards. This topic applies FIFO, LIFO, weighted average and specific identification to that end-of-period calculation.
In this topic
- Counting first, costing second
- The cost of goods sold equation
- Why timing does not matter here
- The data for this topic
- Worked example: periodic FIFO and LIFO
- Worked example: weighted average and specific identification
- Comparing the results
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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