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The Soft Touch Company sells leather furniture. The following schedule relates to the company's inventory for...

The Soft Touch Company sells leather furniture. The following schedule relates to the company's inventory for the month of April:

COST SALES

April 1 ---------- Beginning Inventory---------------- 75 units ---------------- $45,000

April 3 ---------- Purchase ------------------------------50 units -----------------$31,250

April 5-----------Sale -------------------------------------30 units-------------------------------------- $33,000

April 11----------Purchase ------------------------------25 units------------------$16,250

April 15 ---------Sale--------------------------------------55 units --------------------------------------$68,750

April 22----------Sale-------------------------------------40 units----------------------------------------$48,000

April 28----------Purchase------------------------------50 units-------------------$33,750

Soft Touch uses the perpetual inventory system

a.) Calculate Soft Touch Company's cost of goods sold, gross margin, and ending inventory using: i.) FIFO ii.) Weighted Average

b.) Which cost formula produced the higher gross margin?

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Part 1: FIFO
Purchase Sale Ending Inventory
Date Units Rate Cost Units Rate Cost Units Rate Cost
Apr 1 75 $600.000 $45,000.00
Apr 3 50 $625.000 $31,250 75 $600.000 $45,000.00
50 $625.000 $31,250.00
Apr 5 30 $ 600.000 $      18,000 45 $600.000 $27,000.00
50 $625.000 $31,250.00
Apr 11 25 $650.000 $16,250 45 $600.000 $27,000.00
50 $625.000 $31,250.00
25 $650.000 $16,250.00
Apr 15 45 $ 600.000 $      27,000 40 $625.000 $25,000.00
10 $    625.00 $        6,250 25 $ 650.00 $16,250.00
Apr 22 40 $    625.00 $      25,000 25 $ 650.00 $16,250.00
Apr 28 50 $675.000 $33,750 25 $ 650.00 $16,250.00
50 $ 675.00 $33,750.00
Total $76,250.00 $50,000.00
Endning Inventory $          50,000.00
COGS $          76,250.00
Sales $   149,750
Cost of Goods Sold $     76,250
Gross Margin $     73,500
Part -2 Weighted Average
Purchase Sale Ending Inventory
Date Units Rate Cost Units Rate Cost Units Rate Cost
Apr 1 75 $600.000 $45,000.00
Apr 3 50 $625.000 $31,250 125 $610.000 $76,250.00
Apr 5 30 $ 610.000 $      18,300 95 $610.000 $57,950.00
Apr 11 25 $650.000 $16,250 120 $618.333 $74,200.00
Apr 15 55 $ 618.333 $      34,008 65 $618.333 $40,191.67
Apr 22 40 $ 618.333 $      24,733 25 $618.333 $15,458.33
Apr 28 50 $675.000 $33,750 75 $656.111 $49,208.33
Total $      77,042 $49,208.33
Endning Inventory $          49,208.33
COGS $          77,041.67
Sales $   149,750
Cost of Goods Sold $     77,042
Gross Margin $     72,708

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