Question

Compute gross profit earned by the company for each of the four costing methods. For specific identification, the March 9 sale consisted of 80 units from beginning inventory and 340 units from the March 5 purchase; the March 29 sale consisted of 40 units from the March 18 purchase and 120 units from the March 25 purchase.

Answer 1

Explanation:

The solution can be made in tabular form as given below for better comprehension. This easily calculates gross profit  for each of the four costing methods.

Particulars                         FIFO    LIFO           Avg cost Spec. ID

Sales                                50900   50900             50900 50900

Cost of goods sold         31800    32920              32248 32540

Gross Profit                          19100     17980               18652 18360