Laker Company reported the following January purchases and sales data for its only product. For specific identification,
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Laker Company reported the following January purchases and sales data for its only product. For specific identification, ending inventory consists of units from the January purchase, units from the January purchase, and units from beginning inventory.
Date Activities Units Acquired at Cost Units sold at Retail
January Beginning inventory units @ $ $
January Sales units @ $
January Purchase units @ $
January Sales units @ $
January Purchase units @ $
Totals units $ 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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