Monte Vista uses the perpetual inventory system. At the beginning of the quarter, Monte Vista has $44,000 in inventory. During the quarter the company purchases $10,000 of new inventory from a vendor, returned $1,350 of inventory to the vendor, and took advantage of discounts from the vendor of $340. At the end of the quarter the balance in inventory is $33,500. What is the cost of goods sold

The answer is $18,810

Explanation:

Cost of goods sold equal:

Beginning or opening inventory plus purchases minus ending or closing inventory.

Monte Vista returned some inventories and also took advantage of discount. So this will reduce the cost of total purchases for the quarter.

Total purchase = new purchases minus purchase returns minus any discount enjoyed.

So total purchase is now:

$10,000 - $1,350 - $340

=$8,310

Therefore cost of goods sold is:

$44,000 + $8,310 - $33,500

=$18,810