Question

he beginning inventory at Midnight Supplies and data on purchases and sales for a three-month period ending March 31, are as follows:

Date		Transaction	Number of Units		Per Unit		Total
Jan. 1		Inventory	7,500		$75.00		$562,500
10		Purchase	22,500		85.00		1,912,500
28		Sale	11,250		150.00		1,687,500
30		Sale	3,750		150.00		562,500
Feb. 5		Sale	1,500		150.00		225,000
10		Purchase	54,000		87.50		4,725,000
16		Sale	27,000		160.00		4,320,000
28		Sale	25,500		160.00		4,080,000
Mar. 5		Purchase	45,000		89.50		4,027,500
14		Sale	30,000		160.00		4,800,000
25		Purchase	7,500		90.00		675,000
30		Sale	26,250		160.00		4,200,000

Required:

1. Record the inventory, purchases, and cost of merchandise sold data in a perpetual inventory record similar to the one illustrated in Exhibit 5, using the weighted average cost method. Round unit cost to two decimal places, if necessary.

2. Determine the total sales, the total cost of merchandise sold, and the gross profit from sales for the period.

Total sales	$
Total cost of merchandise sold	$
Gross profit from sales	$

3. Determine the ending inventory cost as of March 31.

Answer 1