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Ross Sales had the following transactions for DVDs in 2010, its first year of op

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Question

Ross Sales had the following transactions for DVDs in 2010, its first year of operations. Date Transaction Description Amounts Jan. 20 Purchased 75 units @ $15 = $1,125 Apr. 21 Purchased 450 units @ $20 = 9,000 July 25 Purchased 300 units @ $23 = 6,900 Sept. 19 Purchased 100 units @ $26 = 2,600

During the year, Ross Sales sold 850 DVDs for $60 each.

Requirement 1: Compute the amount of ending inventory Ross would report on the balance sheet, assuming the following cost flow assumptions.

FIFO=

LIFO=

Weighted Avg.=

Requirement 2: A)Compute the gross margin for the following cost flow assumptions:FIFO and LIFO

FIFO=

LIFO=

B)Compute the difference in gross margin between the FIFO and LIFO cost flow assumptions.

Difference in gross margin=

Explanation / Answer

Requirement 1:

Computation of ending inventory:

FIFO:

Date

Beginning Inventory

Purchases

Sales

Ending Inventory

Qty

Cost

Value

Qty

Cost

Value

Qty

Price

Value

Qty

Cost

Value

Jan 20

75

15

1125

75

60

4500

Apr 21

450

20

9000

450

60

27000

Jul 25

300

23

6900

300

60

18000

Sep 19

100

26

2600

25

60

1500

75

26

1950

925

19625

850

60

51000

75

26

1950

LIFO:

Date

Beginning Inventory

Purchases

Sales

Ending Inventory

Qty

Cost

Value

Qty

Cost

Value

Qty

Price

Value

Qty

Cost

Value

Jan 20

75

15

1125

75

15

1125

Apr 21

450

20

9000

450

60

27000

Jul 25

300

23

6900

300

60

18000

Sep 19

100

26

2600

100

60

6000

925

19625

850

60

51000

75

15

1125

Weighted Average:

Date

Beginning Inventory

Purchases

Sales

Ending Inventory

Qty

Cost

Value

Qty

Cost

Value

Qty

Price

Value

Qty

Cost

Value

Jan 20

75

15

1125

75

60

4500

Apr 21

450

20

9000

450

60

27000

Jul 25

300

23

6900

300

60

18000

Sep 19

100

26

2600

25

60

1500

75

21.2162

1591.215

925

19625

850

60

51000

75

21.2162

1591.215

Average Cost = 19625 / 925 = $21.2162

Ending Inventory:

FIFO = $1950

LIFO = $1125

Weighted Average = $1591.215

Requirement 2:

A)Computation of Gross Margin:

FIFO:

Cost of Goods Sold

= Purchases – Closing Stock

= $19625 - $1950

= $17675

Gross Profit

= Sales – Cost of Goods Sold

= $51000 - $17675

= $33325

Gross Margin = Gross Profit / Sales

= 33325 / 51000

= 0.6534

LIFO:

Cost of Goods Sold

= Purchases – Closing Stock

= $19625 - $1125

= $18500

Gross Profit

= Sales – Cost of Goods Sold

= $51000 - $18500

= $32500

Gross Margin = Gross Profit / Sales

= 32500 / 51000

= 0.6372

Gross Margin:

FIFO = 65.34%

LIFO = 63.72%

B)Computation of difference in Gross Margin between LIFO and FIFO:

Difference in Gross Margin between LIFO and FIFO

= Gross Margin of FIFO – Gross Margin of LIFO

= 65.34% - 63.72%

= 1.62%

Difference in Gross Margin = 1.62%

Date

Beginning Inventory

Purchases

Sales

Ending Inventory

Qty

Cost

Value

Qty

Cost

Value

Qty

Price

Value

Qty

Cost

Value

Jan 20

75

15

1125

75

60

4500

Apr 21

450

20

9000

450

60

27000

Jul 25

300

23

6900

300

60

18000

Sep 19

100

26

2600

25

60

1500

75

26

1950

925

19625

850

60

51000

75

26

1950