Akira Company had the following transactions for the month.   Number of Units Total Cost Beginning inventory 120     $1,200   Purchased Mar. 31 180     2,160   Purchased Oct. 15 150     2,250   Total goods available for sale 450     5,610   Ending inventory 50     ?   Calculate the gross margin for the period for each of the following cost allocation methods, using periodic inventory updating. Assume that all units were sold for $27 each. Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and final answers to the nearest dollar amount.   Gross Margin A. First-in, First-out (FIFO) $fill in the blank 1 B. Last-in, First-out (LIFO) $fill in the blank 2 C. Weighted Average (AVG) $fill in the blank 3

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Akira Company had the following transactions for the month.

  Number
of Units
Total
Cost
Beginning inventory 120     $1,200  
Purchased Mar. 31 180     2,160  
Purchased Oct. 15 150     2,250  
Total goods available for sale 450     5,610  
Ending inventory 50     ?  

Calculate the gross margin for the period for each of the following cost allocation methods, using periodic inventory updating. Assume that all units were sold for $27 each. Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and final answers to the nearest dollar amount.

  Gross Margin
A. First-in, First-out (FIFO) $fill in the blank 1
B. Last-in, First-out (LIFO) $fill in the blank 2
C. Weighted Average (AVG) $fill in the blank 3
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