E7-15 Alternative Inventory Methods Habicht Company was formed in 2018 to produce a single product. The production and sales for the next 4 years were as follows:                      Production                                       Sales            Units    Total Costs              Units      Sales            Units in Ending                                                                            Revenue         Inventory   2018 100,000  $200,000            80,000      $400,000            20,000 2019 120,000   234,000            110,000      550,000             30,000 2020 130,000   247,000            150,000      750,000             10,000 2021 130,000   240,500            120,000      600,000             20,000  Required: 1. Determine the gross profit for each year under each of the following periodic inventory methods: a. FIFO b. LIFO c. Average cost (Round unit costs to 3 decimal places.) 2. Next Level Explain whether the company’s return on assets (net income divided by average total assets) would be higher under FIFO or LIFO.

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E7-15 Alternative Inventory Methods Habicht Company was formed in 2018 to produce a single product. The production and sales for the next 4 years were as follows:

                     Production                                       Sales

           Units    Total Costs              Units      Sales            Units in Ending                                                                            Revenue         Inventory  

2018 100,000  $200,000            80,000      $400,000            20,000

2019 120,000   234,000            110,000      550,000             30,000

2020 130,000   247,000            150,000      750,000             10,000

2021 130,000   240,500            120,000      600,000             20,000 

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1. Determine the gross profit for each year under each of the following periodic inventory methods:

a. FIFO

b. LIFO

c. Average cost (Round unit costs to 3 decimal places.)

2. Next Level Explain whether the company’s return on assets (net income divided by average total assets) would be higher under FIFO or LIFO.

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