Neverstop Corporation sells item A as part of its product line. Information about the beginning inventory, purchases, and sales of item A are given in the following table for the first six months of the current year. The company uses a perpetual inventory system: Date January 1 (beginning inventory) January 24 February 8 March 16 June 11 Ending inventory Purchases Number of Units 570 670 670 Gross profit Sales Unit Cost Number of Units $3.90 370 $4.00 $4.00 370 Sales Price Required: 1. Compute the cost of ending inventory by using the weighted-average costing method. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round the final answer to 2 decimal places.) $5.40 $5.40 2. Compute the gross profit for the first six months of the current year by using the FIFO costing method. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round the final answer to 2 decimal places.)
Neverstop Corporation sells item A as part of its product line. Information about the beginning inventory, purchases, and sales of item A are given in the following table for the first six months of the current year. The company uses a perpetual inventory system: Date January 1 (beginning inventory) January 24 February 8 March 16 June 11 Ending inventory Purchases Number of Units 570 670 670 Gross profit Sales Unit Cost Number of Units $3.90 370 $4.00 $4.00 370 Sales Price Required: 1. Compute the cost of ending inventory by using the weighted-average costing method. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round the final answer to 2 decimal places.) $5.40 $5.40 2. Compute the gross profit for the first six months of the current year by using the FIFO costing method. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round the final answer to 2 decimal places.)
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Transcribed Image Text:Neverstop Corporation sells item A as part of its product line. Information about the beginning inventory, purchases, and sales of item
A are given in the following table for the first six months of the current year. The company uses a perpetual inventory system:
Date
January 1 (beginning inventory)
January 24
February 8
March 16
June 11
Ending inventory
Purchases
Sales
Number of Units Unit Cost Number of Units
570
$3.90
$4.00
$4.00
670
Gross profit
670
370
370
Sales Price
Required:
1. Compute the cost of ending inventory by using the weighted-average costing method. (Do not round intermediate calculations and
round the final answer to 2 decimal places.)
$5.40
$5.40
2. Compute the gross profit for the first six months of the current year by using the FIFO costing method. (Do not round intermediate
calculations and round the final answer to 2 decimal places.)
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