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Widget Tek’s original accountant accepted a position with another firm and left in early March. You...

Widget Tek’s original accountant accepted a position with another firm and left in early March. You have been asked to review the subsidiary inventory ledger record for Widget Tek’s main product for March.

Date

Inventory
Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost
Mar. 1 850 $98.00 $83,300
1,275 $95.00 $121,125
Mar. 8 650 $98.00 $63,700
Mar. 11 325 $98.00 $31,850
Mar. 14 325 $98.00 $31,850
780 $103.00 $80,340
Mar. 22 260 $98.00 $25,480
Mar. 25 260 $98.00 $25,480
1,600 $99.00 $158,400

Study the inventory record for March and answer the questions that follow.

1. Assuming that the product sells for $165 and that 70% of sales are on account, determine the gross profit from sales for March. _____?
2. Making the same assumptions as in (1), determine the ending inventory cost for March. $183,880
3. Which inventory method is being used? LIFO

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Units Purchased 6325
Units Sold 4465
Ending Units 1860
Calculation of Cost of Goods Sold
Date Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost
Mar. 1 850 $     98.00 $    83,300.00
1275 $     95.00 $ 121,125.00
Mar. 8 650 $     98.00 $    63,700.00
Mar. 11 325 $     98.00 $    31,850.00
Mar. 14 325 $     98.00 $    31,850.00
780 $ 103.00 $    80,340.00
Mar. 22 260 $     98.00 $    25,480.00
4465 $ 437,645.00

a)

Calculation of Gross Profit
Units Rate Amount
Sale 4465 $ 165.00 $ 736,725.00
Less: Cost of Goods Sold $ 437,645.00
Gross Profit $ 299,080.00

b)

Calculation of Ending inventory
Mar. 25 260 $     98.00 $    25,480.00
1600 $     99.00 $ 158,400.00
1860 $ 183,880.00

c) FIFO method


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