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Blog Accounting How to calculate cost of sales (with examples provided)

How to calculate cost of sales (with examples provided)

6 min. read
16 Mar 2023
16 Mar 2023
6 min. read

Month

Units Purchased

Cost per Shirt

Value

January

250

£5

£1,250

February

250

£7

£1,750

500 total purchased

FIFO (First in, first out)

LIFO (Last in, first out)

Avg. weight cost

Units sold

225

225

225

Cost per shirt

£5

£7

£6

Additional inventory (total units purchased x cost per unit)

500 x £5 = £2,500

500 x £7 = £3,500

500 x £6 = £3,000

Ending inventory (total units purchased – total units sold x cost per unit)

(500-225) x £5 =£1,125

(500-225) x £7 =£1,575

(500-225) x £6 =£1,350

Cost of sales formula (beginning inventory + additional inventory – ending inventory)

0 + £2,500 – £1,125

0 + £3,500 – £1,575

0 + £3,000 – £1,350

Cost of sales total

£1,375

£1,925

£1,650

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