The Reuschel Company began 2021 with inventory of 24,000 units at a cost of $7 per unit. During 2021, 64,000 units were purchased for $8.50 each. Sales for the year totaled 75,000 units leaving 13,000 units on hand at the end of 2021. Reuschel uses a periodic inventory system and the LIFO inventory cost method. A) Calculate the cost of goods sold for 2021B) From a financial reporting perspective, what problem is created by the use of LIFO in this situation? Describe the disclosure required to report the effects of this problem.

Lynch company manufactures and sells a single product. the following costs were incurred during the company’s first year of operations: variable costs per unit: manufacturing: direct materials $ 12 direct labor $ 6 variable manufacturing overhead $ 1 variable selling and administrative $ 1 fixed costs per year: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 308,000 fixed selling and administrative $ 218,000 during the year, the company produced 28,000 units and sold 15,000 units. the selling price of the company’s product is $56 per unit. required: 1. assume that the company uses absorption costing: a. compute the unit product cost. b. prepare an income statement for the year. 2. assume that the company uses variable costing: a. compute the unit product cost. b. prepare an income statement for the year.