Date January 1 Beginning inventory January 10 Sales Purchase January 20 Sales January 25 January 30 Purchase Totals Activities Units Acquired at Cost 185 units @ $ 11.00 = $ 2,035 1,000 2,565 $ 5,600 100 units @ 270 units @ 555 units $ 10.00 = $ 9.50 = Units sold at Retail @ @ 145 units 125 units 270 units $ 20.00 $ 20.00
Date January 1 Beginning inventory January 10 Sales Purchase January 20 Sales January 25 January 30 Purchase Totals Activities Units Acquired at Cost 185 units @ $ 11.00 = $ 2,035 1,000 2,565 $ 5,600 100 units @ 270 units @ 555 units $ 10.00 = $ 9.50 = Units sold at Retail @ @ 145 units 125 units 270 units $ 20.00 $ 20.00
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Assume the perpetual inventory system is used.
Required:
- Compute gross profit for the month of January for Laker Company for the four inventory methods.
- Which method yields the highest gross profit?
- Does gross profit using weighted average fall between that using FIFO and LIFO?
- If costs were rising instead of falling, which method would yield the highest gross profit?
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Use the following information for the Exercises 3-7 below. (Algo)
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Laker Company reported the following January purchases and sales data for its only product. For specific
identification, ending inventory consists of 270 units from the January 30 purchase, 5 units from the January 20
purchase, and 10 units from beginning inventory.
Date
January 1
January 10
January 20
January 25
January 30
Activities
Beginning inventory
Sales
Purchase
Sales
Purchase
Totals
Units Acquired at Cost
185 units @ $ 11.00 =
$ 10.00 =
100 units @
$ 9.50 =
270 units
555 units
@
$ 2,035
1,000
2,565
$ 5,600
Units sold at Retail
145 units @
125 units
270 units
@
$ 20.00
$ 20.00](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc3acae65-05d5-4940-8762-2c9a874e450a%2F035c6b86-5710-4d30-83eb-946cc9f7c412%2F5y3z6t_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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Required information
Use the following information for the Exercises 3-7 below. (Algo)
[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]
Laker Company reported the following January purchases and sales data for its only product. For specific
identification, ending inventory consists of 270 units from the January 30 purchase, 5 units from the January 20
purchase, and 10 units from beginning inventory.
Date
January 1
January 10
January 20
January 25
January 30
Activities
Beginning inventory
Sales
Purchase
Sales
Purchase
Totals
Units Acquired at Cost
185 units @ $ 11.00 =
$ 10.00 =
100 units @
$ 9.50 =
270 units
555 units
@
$ 2,035
1,000
2,565
$ 5,600
Units sold at Retail
145 units @
125 units
270 units
@
$ 20.00
$ 20.00
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