Purchases Quantity Price Quantity x Price Purchase 1 100 $10 $1,000 Purchase 2 200 $11 $2,200 Purchase 3 100 $12 $1,200 Purchase 4 300 $14 $4,200 TOTAL 700 $8,600 Sales Quantity 150 Sale 1 Using the above information, which inventory valuation method results in the largest gross profit? Assume that the inventory balance before the first purchase was zero. Select one: O a. FIFO O b. Average cost O c. Periodic Inventory о d. None of the available choices
Purchases Quantity Price Quantity x Price Purchase 1 100 $10 $1,000 Purchase 2 200 $11 $2,200 Purchase 3 100 $12 $1,200 Purchase 4 300 $14 $4,200 TOTAL 700 $8,600 Sales Quantity 150 Sale 1 Using the above information, which inventory valuation method results in the largest gross profit? Assume that the inventory balance before the first purchase was zero. Select one: O a. FIFO O b. Average cost O c. Periodic Inventory о d. None of the available choices
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![Purchases
Quantity
Price
Quantity x Price
Purchase 1
100
$10
$1,000
Purchase 2
200
$11
$2,200
Purchase 3
100
$12
$1,200
Purchase 4
300
$14
$4,200
TOTAL
700
$8,600
Sales
Quantity
150
Sale 1
Using the above information, which inventory valuation method results in the largest gross profit? Assume that the inventory balance
before the first purchase was zero.
Select one:
O
a. FIFO
O
b. Average cost
O
c. Periodic Inventory
о
d. None of the available choices](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb75da641-97f8-4d46-b7e7-81fbca512377%2Fcf869706-b4a0-41b9-9977-aab2e8f6f4d1%2F1nm4zl8_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Purchases
Quantity
Price
Quantity x Price
Purchase 1
100
$10
$1,000
Purchase 2
200
$11
$2,200
Purchase 3
100
$12
$1,200
Purchase 4
300
$14
$4,200
TOTAL
700
$8,600
Sales
Quantity
150
Sale 1
Using the above information, which inventory valuation method results in the largest gross profit? Assume that the inventory balance
before the first purchase was zero.
Select one:
O
a. FIFO
O
b. Average cost
O
c. Periodic Inventory
о
d. None of the available choices
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