Compute gross profit earned by the company


Anthony Company uses a perpetual inventory system. It entered into the following purchases and sales transactions for March.


Date Activities Units Acquired at Cost Units Sold at Retail

Mar. 1
Beginning inventory
200 units @ $53.00/unit




Mar. 5
Purchase
275 units @ $58.00/unit




Mar. 9
Sales




360 units @ $88.00/unit

Mar. 18
Purchase
135 units @ $63.00/unit




Mar. 25
Purchase
250 units @ $65.00/unit




Mar. 29
Sales




230 units @ $98.00/unit














   

Totals
860 units

590 units














Required:
1.

Compute cost of goods available for sale and the number of units available for sale. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)




  Cost of goods available for sale $
  Number of units available for sale
units  

2. Compute the number of units in ending inventory.
  Ending inventory units  
3.

Compute the cost assigned to ending inventory using (a) FIFO, (b) LIFO, (c) weighted average, and (d)specific identification. For specific identification, the March 9 sale consisted of 115 units from beginning inventory and 245 units from the March 5 purchase; the March 29 sale consisted of 95 units from the March 18 purchase and 135 units from the March 25 purchase. (Due to rounding, the sum of Cost of Goods Sold and Ending inventory may not equal the Cost of Good available for sales. Round your weighted average cost to 3 decimal places. Round your final answers to nearest whole dollar amount. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

  
Ending
Inventory
(a) FIFO $   
(b) LIFO $   
(c) Weighted average $   
(d) Specific identification $   

4.

Compute gross profit earned by the company for each of the four costing methods. (Round your per unit costs to 3 decimal places and inventory balances and final answer to the nearest dollar amount. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)


Gross profit
  FIFO $   
  LIFO $   
  Weighted average $   
  Specific identification $   

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