X Ltd takes a periodic inventory of the stocks of material AA’ at the end of each month. The physical inventory taken on 31 December shows a balance of 2000 kg of material AA’ in hand @ Rs. 5.50 per kg.

The following purchases were made during January:

2 January

28,000 kg @ Rs. 5.75

9 January

25,000 kg @ Rs. 5.80

16 January

35,000 kg @ Rs. 5.85

23 January

10,000 kg @ Rs. 5.90

A physical inventory on 31 January discloses that there is a stock of 15,000 kg.

You are required to compute the inventory value on 31 January, by each of the following methods alternatively:

  1. FIFO method
  2. LIFO method
  3. Average cost method