Required information Skip to question [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Laker Company reported the following January purchases and sales data for its only product. For specific identification, ending inventory consists of 400 units from the January 30 purchase, 5 units from the January 20 purchase, and 15 units from beginning inventory. Date Activities Units Acquired at Cost Units sold at Retail January 1 Beginning inventory 230 units @ $ 15.50 = $ 3,565 January 10 Sales 180 units @ $ 24.50 January 20 Purchase 190 units @ $ 14.50 = 2,755 January 25 Sales 220 units @ $ 24.50 January 30 Purchase 400 units @ $ 14.00 = 5,600 Totals 820 units $ 11,920 400 units Assume the perpetual inventory system is used. Required: Compute gross profit for the month of January for Laker Company for the four inventory methods. Which method yields the highest gross profit? Does gross profit using weighted average fall between that using FIFO and LIFO? If costs were rising instead of falling, which method would yield the highest gross profit?
Required information Skip to question [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Laker Company reported the following January purchases and sales data for its only product. For specific identification, ending inventory consists of 400 units from the January 30 purchase, 5 units from the January 20 purchase, and 15 units from beginning inventory. Date Activities Units Acquired at Cost Units sold at Retail January 1 Beginning inventory 230 units @ $ 15.50 = $ 3,565 January 10 Sales 180 units @ $ 24.50 January 20 Purchase 190 units @ $ 14.50 = 2,755 January 25 Sales 220 units @ $ 24.50 January 30 Purchase 400 units @ $ 14.00 = 5,600 Totals 820 units $ 11,920 400 units Assume the perpetual inventory system is used. Required: Compute gross profit for the month of January for Laker Company for the four inventory methods. Which method yields the highest gross profit? Does gross profit using weighted average fall between that using FIFO and LIFO? If costs were rising instead of falling, which method would yield the highest gross profit?
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