Financial Accounting (12th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)
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Author: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.21AE
LO 2
(Learning Objective 2: Compare gross profit—FIFO vs. LIFO—falling prices) Suppose a Walmart store in Fillmore, Missouri, ended January 2018 with 900,000 units of merchandise that cost $5 each. Suppose the store then sold 50,000 units for $510,000 during February. Further, assume the store made two large purchases during February as follows:
| Feb 10 | 10,000 units @ $3,10 = $31,000 |
| 21 | 25,000 units @ $2.20 = $55,000 |
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1. Calculate the store’s gross profit under both FIFO and LIFO at February 28.
2. What caused the FIFO and LIFO gross profit figures to differ?
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800,000
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Gross Margin
240,000
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105,000
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Sales
800,000
Cost of Goods Sold
560,000
Gross Margin
240,000
Less: Operating Expenses
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105,000
Administrative Expenses
105,000
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Financial Accounting (12th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)
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