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Laker Company reported the following January purchases and sales data for its on

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Question

Laker Company reported the following January purchases and sales data for its only product. Date Activities Units Acquired at Cost Units sold at Retail Jan. 1 Beginning inventory 185 units @ $ 11.00 = $ 2,035 Jan. 10 Sales 145 units @ $ 20.00 Jan. 20 Purchase 100 units @ $ 10.00 = 1,000 Jan. 25 Sales 125 units @ $ 20.00 Jan. 30 Purchase 270 units @ $ 9.50 = 2,565 Totals 555 units $ 5,600 270 units The Company uses a perpetual inventory system. For specific identification, ending inventory consists of 285 units, where 270 are from the January 30 purchase, 5 are from the January 20 purchase, and 10 are from beginning inventory. Required: 1. Complete comparative income statements for the month of January for Laker Company for the four inventory methods. Assume expenses are $1,700, and that the applicable income tax rate is 40%. (Round your Intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

Explanation / Answer

Available for sale Cost of goods sold Ending inventory Date Activity Units Unit cost Units sold Unit cost COGS Ending inventory units Cost per unit Ending inventory cost Jan 1          185            11       2,035             175                11       1,925                                   10                   11                                110 Jan 20          100            10       1,000               95                10          950                                     5                   10                                  50 Jan 30          270           9.5       2,565               -                 9.5             -                                   270                  9.5                             2,565       2,875                             2,725          555             270                                 285 Laker Company Income statement For month ended January 31 Sales          5,400 (145*20) + (125*20) Cost of goods sold          2,875 Gross profit          2,525 Operating expenses          1,700 Income before tax             825 Income tax expenses (825*40%)             330 Net income             495