Marlow Company uses a perpetual inventory system. It entered into the following calendar-year 2011 purchases and sales transactions.       Date   Activities Units Acquired at Cost Units Sold at Retail                             Jan. 1  Beginning inventory 660 units @45.2/unit                               Feb. 10 Purchase 260units @$41.20/unit                               Mar. 13 Purchase   130 units @$21.20/unit                               Mar. 15  Sales   490 units @$76.20/unit                              Aug. 21  Purchase 220 units @$61.20/unit                               Sept. 5 Purchase   250 units @$49.20/unit                               Sept. 10   Sales   170 units  @$76.20/unit                                                                      Totals 1,520 units 660 units                                                                                                          Required: 1. Compute cost of goods available for sale and the number of units available for sale. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)             Cost of goods available for sale $      Number of units available for sale    units           2. Compute the number of units in ending inventory.      Ending inventory  units     3. Compute the cost assigned to ending inventory using (a) FIFO, (b) specific identification-units sold consist of 530 units from beginning inventory and 130 units from the March 13 purchase, and (c) weighted average cost. (Due to rounding, the sum of Cost of Goods Sold and Ending inventory may not equal the Cost of Good available for sales. Round your per unit costs to 2 decimal places. Round your final answers to the nearest dollar amount. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)          Ending inventory   (a) FIFO $      (b) Specific identification $      (c) Weighted average cost $            4. Compute gross profit earned by the company for each of the three costing methods. (Round your per unit costs to 2 decimal places and inventory balances and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.Omit the "$" sign in your response.)          Gross profit   (a) FIFO $      (b) Specific identification $      (c) Weighted average cost $

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Marlow Company uses a perpetual inventory system. It entered into the following calendar-year 2011 purchases and sales transactions.

    
 

Date   Activities Units Acquired at Cost Units Sold at Retail                          
  Jan. 1  Beginning inventory

660 units

@45.2/unit

                           
  Feb. 10 Purchase

260units

@$41.20/unit

                           
  Mar. 13 Purchase   130 units @$21.20/unit                            
  Mar. 15  Sales   490 units @$76.20/unit                           
  Aug. 21  Purchase 220 units @$61.20/unit                            
  Sept. 5 Purchase   250 units @$49.20/unit                            
  Sept. 10   Sales   170 units  @$76.20/unit                          
                                    
      Totals 1,520 units 660 units                          
                                    
                                   

    
 

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1.

Compute cost of goods available for sale and the number of units available for sale. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

  

      
  Cost of goods available for sale  
  Number of units available for sale    units  
 

    
 

2. Compute the number of units in ending inventory.

  

  Ending inventory  units 

  

3.

Compute the cost assigned to ending inventory using (a) FIFO, (b) specific identification-units sold consist of 530 units from beginning inventory and 130 units from the March 13 purchase, and (c) weighted average cost. (Due to rounding, the sum of Cost of Goods Sold and Ending inventory may not equal the Cost of Good available for sales. Round your per unit costs to 2 decimal places. Round your final answers to the nearest dollar amount. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

    
 

   Ending inventory
  (a) FIFO $   
  (b) Specific identification $   
  (c) Weighted average cost $   
 

    
 

4.

Compute gross profit earned by the company for each of the three costing methods. (Round your per unit costs to 2 decimal places and inventory balances and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

    
 

   Gross profit
  (a) FIFO $   
  (b) Specific identification $   
  (c) Weighted average cost $   
 
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