Music Unlimited carries a large inventory of guitars and other musical instruments. The store uses a perpetual inventory system. Company records indicate the following for a particular line of guitars. Gross margin under FIFO is S Date Item Quantity Unit Cost Gross margin under weighted-average-cost is S. Nov. 1 6 Balance 4 $980 Sale 2 Purchase 13 910 The moving-weighted-average-cost method produces a V cost of goods sold (and therefore a higher gross 17 Sale margin) because unit inventory costs are V in this scenario. While V counts 30 Purchase 910 the earlier inventory first, the V method uses all inventory on hand determining the The sale price of each guitar was $1,640. cost of goods sold. E (Click the icon to view the cost of goods sold calculation from the FIFO perpetual inventory record.) E (Click the icon to view the cost of goods sold calculation from the moving-weighted-average-cost perpetual inventory record.) Required Calculate the gross margin for Music Unlimited Store under both the FIFO and the moving-weighted-average-cost methods. Explain why the gross margin is higher under the moving-weighted-average-cost method.
Music Unlimited carries a large inventory of guitars and other musical instruments. The store uses a perpetual inventory system. Company records indicate the following for a particular line of guitars. Gross margin under FIFO is S Date Item Quantity Unit Cost Gross margin under weighted-average-cost is S. Nov. 1 6 Balance 4 $980 Sale 2 Purchase 13 910 The moving-weighted-average-cost method produces a V cost of goods sold (and therefore a higher gross 17 Sale margin) because unit inventory costs are V in this scenario. While V counts 30 Purchase 910 the earlier inventory first, the V method uses all inventory on hand determining the The sale price of each guitar was $1,640. cost of goods sold. E (Click the icon to view the cost of goods sold calculation from the FIFO perpetual inventory record.) E (Click the icon to view the cost of goods sold calculation from the moving-weighted-average-cost perpetual inventory record.) Required Calculate the gross margin for Music Unlimited Store under both the FIFO and the moving-weighted-average-cost methods. Explain why the gross margin is higher under the moving-weighted-average-cost method.
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Transcribed Image Text:Music Unlimited carries a large inventory of guitars and other musical instruments. The store uses a perpetual inventory system.
Company records indicate the following for a particular line of guitars.
Gross margin under FIFO is $.
Quantity Unit Cost
$980
Date
Item
Gross margin under weighted-average-cost is $
Nov. 1
Balance
4
6.
Sale
2
8
Purchase
13
910
The moving-weighted-average-cost method produces a
V cost of goods sold (and therefore a higher gross
17
Sale
Purchase
4
margin) because unit inventory costs are
V in this scenario. While
counts
30
8
910
the earlier inventory first, the
cost of goods sold.
method uses all inventory on hand in determining the
The sale price of each guitar was $1,640.
E (Click the icon to view the cost of goods sold calculation from the FIFO perpetual inventory record.)
E (Click the icon to view the cost of goods sold calculation from the moving-weighted-average-cost perpetual
inventory record.)
Required
Calculate the gross margin for Music Unlimited Store under both the FIFO and the moving-weighted-average-cost methods.
Explain why the gross margin is higher under the moving-weighted-average-cost method.

Transcribed Image Text:Moving-Weighted-Average Cost Perpetual Inventory Record
FIFO Perpetual Inventory Record
Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost
980
Date
Date
Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost
Nov.
6
2
980.00
1,960
Nov.
6.
1,960
4
1,960
17
980
1,960
17
919.33
2
1,820
17
910
Total
5,637
6
Total
6.
5,740
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