A U.S. pulp brokerage firm which prepares its financial statements according to U.S. GAAP and uses a periodic inventory system had the following transactions during the year:
| Date | Activity | Tons (000s) | $ spr Ton |
| Beginning inventory | 1 | 600 | |
| February | Purchase | 5 | 650 |
| May | Sale | 2 | 700 |
| August | Purchase | 3 | 680 |
| November | Sale | 4 | 750 |
The cost of sales (in '000s) is closest to:
FIFO cost of sales is $3.850 as per the table.
