Refer to the information in Problem and assume the periodic inventory system is used.
In Problem Aloha Company uses a perpetual inventory system. It entered into the following calendar-year 2015 purchases and sales transactions. (For specific identification, the May 9 sale consisted of 80 units from beginning inventory and 100 units from the May 6 purchase; the May 30 sale consisted of 200 units from the May 6 purchase and 100 units from the May 25 purchase.)

Required
1. Compute cost of goods available for sale and the number of units available for sale.
2. Compute the number of units in ending inventory.
3. Compute the cost assigned to ending inventory using
(a) FIFO,
(b) LIFO,
(c) Weighted average,
(d) Specific identification. (Round all amounts to cents.)
4. Compute gross profit earned by the company for each of the four costing methods in part 3.
Analysis Component
5. If the company€™s manager earns a bonus based on a percentage of gross profit, which method of inventory costing will the manager likely prefer?

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Units Acquired at Cost 150 units @ $300.00 per unit 350 units @ $350.00 per unit Date Activitles Units Sold at Retall May Beginning inventory May 6 Purchase .. May 9 Sales May 17 Purchase May 25 Purchase May 30 Sales 180 units @ $1,200.00 per unit 80 units @ $450.00 per unit 100 units $458.00 per unit 300 units @$1,400.00 per unit 480 units Total 680 units