Question

At May 1, 2022, Nash's Trading Post, LLC had beginning inventory consisting of 220 units with a unit cost of $5. During May, the company purchased inventory as follows:
▪ 440 units at $5

▪ 670 units at $6

The company sold 1110 units during the month for $11 per unit. Nash's Trading Post uses the average cost method.

Nash's Trading Post's gross profit for the month of May is _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

Nash's Trading Post's gross profit for the month of May is $6,105.

Explanation:

To determine the gross profit of Nash's Trading Post, the total cost of inventory sold must be subtracted from the value of sales made, with which said result will indicate the gross profit obtained.

At the beginning of May, the company had an inventory of 220 units with a cost of $ 5, that is, a total cost of $ 1,100 (220 x 5). Then, 440 units are added to $ 5, adding a cost of $ 2,200, and 670 units to $ 6, with which a cost of $ 4,020 is added.

Thus, the total inventory for the month is 1,330 units, at a cost of $ 7,320, which gives an average cost of $ 5.5 per unit (7,320 / 1,330).

Now, having sold 1,110 units at $ 11, the cost of the units sold must be subtracted from the value of sales, calculating them at the average cost of $ 5.5.

So, the value of sales is $ 12,210 (1,110 x 11), while the cost of units sold is $ 6,105 (1,110 x 5.5). Therefore, the gross profit of the company during the month of May is $ 12,210 - 6,105, that is, the gross profit of the company was $ 6,105.