On January 1, 20x8, the Music Store had 400 MP3 players in inventory with a cost of $48 per unit. During 20x8 the company made the following purchases of MP3 players: Feb 21 Jun 15 Oct 15 1,000 units at $50 each = $50,000 1,000 units at $52 each = $52,000 1,000 units at $58 each = $58,000 The selling price of each MP3 player is $100. The store had an excellent Christmas season with the result that only 70 MP3 players were left in inventory on December 31, 20x8. Assuming the company uses a periodic inventory system, calculate gross profit for the year ending December 31, 20x8, under each of: i) FIFO; ii) Weighted Average
On January 1, 20x8, the Music Store had 400 MP3 players in inventory with a cost of $48 per unit. During 20x8 the company made the following purchases of MP3 players: Feb 21 Jun 15 Oct 15 1,000 units at $50 each = $50,000 1,000 units at $52 each = $52,000 1,000 units at $58 each = $58,000 The selling price of each MP3 player is $100. The store had an excellent Christmas season with the result that only 70 MP3 players were left in inventory on December 31, 20x8. Assuming the company uses a periodic inventory system, calculate gross profit for the year ending December 31, 20x8, under each of: i) FIFO; ii) Weighted Average
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On January 1, 20x8, the Music Store had 400 MP3 players in inventory with a cost of $48
per unit. During 20x8 the company made the following purchases of MP3 players:
Feb 21
Jun 15
Oct 15
1,000 units at $50 each = $50,000
1,000 units at $52 each = $52,000
1,000 units at $58 each = $58,000
The selling price of each MP3 player is $100. The store had an excellent Christmas season
with the result that only 70 MP3 players were left in inventory on December 31, 20x8.
Assuming the company uses a periodic inventory system, calculate gross profit for the
year ending December 31, 20x8, under each of: i) FIFO; ii) Weighted Average](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F1956cd0d-a74f-4257-a277-6584199000f8%2Ff1d04cec-0eab-4ec5-ab26-34625ec54afb%2F5yoa2j_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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On January 1, 20x8, the Music Store had 400 MP3 players in inventory with a cost of $48
per unit. During 20x8 the company made the following purchases of MP3 players:
Feb 21
Jun 15
Oct 15
1,000 units at $50 each = $50,000
1,000 units at $52 each = $52,000
1,000 units at $58 each = $58,000
The selling price of each MP3 player is $100. The store had an excellent Christmas season
with the result that only 70 MP3 players were left in inventory on December 31, 20x8.
Assuming the company uses a periodic inventory system, calculate gross profit for the
year ending December 31, 20x8, under each of: i) FIFO; ii) Weighted Average
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