Exercise 6-4 (concluded)
Requirement 3 Weighted average
Date Transaction
Number
of units
Unit
cost
Total
cost
Jan. 1 Beginning Inventory 50 $42 $ 2,100
Apr. 7 Purchase 130 44 5,720
Jul. 16 Purchase 200 47 9,400
Oct. 6 Purchase 110 48 5,280
Weighted-average cost = $22,500 / 490 units = $45.91837
(d) Gross pro,t = Sales revenue − Cost of goods sold
Requirement 4
FIFO LIFO Weighted-aver
age
Gross pro,t $6,300 $6,000 $6,195.92
FIFO results in higher pro,tability when inventory costs are rising.