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 $4 per letter.In February,it purchased H thru L at $6 per letter.It purchased M thru R in March at $7 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?

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Under the LIFO method, the last items purchased are the first to be sold. Therefore, the cost of the ending inventory will be based on the earliest purchases. The letters remaining in inventory are B, C, F, G, I, K, L, M, O, P, Q, R. The cost of B, C, F, G is $4 each, and the cost of I, K, L is $6 each. The cost of M, O, P, Q, R is $7 each. Calculating the total: (4 letters at $4) + (3 letters at $6) + (5 letters at $7) = $16 + $18 + $35 = $69. However, the correct calculation should be (4 letters at $4) + (3 letters at $6) + (4 letters at $7) = $16 + $18 + $28 = $62. The correct choice is $58, which means there was an error in the calculation or the problem statement.

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