Sandy's Office Supplies distributes office furniture. The company's fiscal year ends on March 31, 2017. On January 31, 2017, one department in the company had in inventory 20 office suites that cost $1,800 each. During the quarter, the department purchased merchandise on account as follows:

Sales for each month in the quarter were as follows:

Operating expenses in the quarter were $110,000.
Assume that the company uses a perpetual inventory system. Also assume that monthly purchases of inventory occur on the first day of each month.
Required
1. Determine the cost of the department's ending inventory at March 31, 2017, under
(a) Moving-weighted-average costing
(b) FIFO costing.
2. Prepare the department's income statement for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, under each method described in Requirement 1. Show gross margin and operating income and note the difference.

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Units 60 40 30 Unit Cost $1,850 1,900 1,950 Total January February March $111,000 76,000 58,500 Units 50 20 34 Unit Selling Price $3,600 3,700 3,800 Total $180,000 74,000 129,200 January March