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   140 units @ $6.00 = $ 840             Jan. 10   Sales                 100 units @$15     Jan. 20   Purchase   60 units @ $5.00 =   300             Jan. 25   Sales                 80 units @$15     Jan. 30   Purchase   180 units @ $4.50 =   810                                                       Totals   380 units     $ 1,950   180 units                                         Laker uses a perpetual inventory system. For specific identification, ending inventory consists of 200 units, where 180 are from the January 30 purchase, 5 are from the January 20 purchase, and 15 are from beginning inventory.   Complete comparative income statements for the month of January for Laker Company for the four inventory methods. Assume expenses are $1,250, and that the applicable income tax rate is 40%. Determine the cost assigned to ending inventory and to cost of goods sold using (a) specific identification, (b) weighted average, (c) FIFO, and (d) LIFO.

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1) 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   140 units @ $6.00 = $ 840          
  Jan. 10   Sales                 100 units @$15  
  Jan. 20   Purchase   60 units @ $5.00 =   300          
  Jan. 25   Sales                 80 units @$15  
  Jan. 30   Purchase   180 units @ $4.50 =   810          
                                 
          Totals   380 units     $ 1,950   180 units    
                                 
 

Laker uses a perpetual inventory system. For specific identification, ending inventory consists of 200 units, where 180 are from the January 30 purchase, 5 are from the January 20 purchase, and 15 are from beginning inventory.

 

Complete comparative income statements for the month of January for Laker Company for the four inventory methods. Assume expenses are $1,250, and that the applicable income tax rate is 40%.

Determine the cost assigned to ending inventory and to cost of goods sold using (a) specific identification, (b) weighted average, (c) FIFO, and (d) LIFO.

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