Answer:
Value of ending inventory on May 15 after sale = $272
Explanation:
The periodic nventory methods calculating inventory through a physical count at the end of the period.
Under FIFO method, the inventory that is purchased first is the one that is sold first. Thus, a sale of 30 units on May 15 will be made from:
Cost of sales:
17 units at $ 11 = 187
11 units at $ 16 = 176
Remaining units = 30 - (17+11) = 2
The 2 units will be taken from units purchased on May 12.
The ending inventory, thus, will be 18 - 2 = 16units at $17 per unit
Value of ending inventory on May 15 after sale = 16 * 17 = $272