Laker Company report
Laker Company reported the following January purchases and sales data for its only product.
Date
Jan. 1 Beginning inventory $840
Jan. 10 Sales 100 units @ $15.00 = $1,500
Jan. 20 Purchase 300
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Laker Company report
Laker Company reported the following January purchases and sales data for its only product.
Date
Jan. 1 Beginning inventory $840
Jan. 10 Sales 100 units @ $15.00 = $1,500
Jan. 20 Purchase 300
Jan. 25 Sales 80 units @ $15.00 = $1,200
Jan. 30 Purchase 810
380 units $1,950 180 units $2,700
60 units @ $5.00 =
180 units @ $4.50 =
Activities Units Acquired at Cost Units sold at Retail
140 units @ $6.00 =
Laker uses a perpetual inventory system. 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%.
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.
Exercise
5-‐4
5-2
Date
Jan. 1 Beginning inventory $840
Jan. 10 Sales 100 units @ $15.00 = $1,500
Jan. 20 Purchase 300
Jan. 25 Sales 80 units @ $15.00 = $1,200
Jan. 30 Purchase 810
380 units $1,950 180 units $2,700
60 units @ $5.00 =
180 units @ $4.50 =
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.
Activities Units Acquired at Cost Units sold at Retail
140 units @ $6.00 =
Date Activity Units Unit
Cost
Units
Sold
Unit
Cost
COGS Ending
Inventory
Units
Cost per
Unit
Ending
Inventory
Cost
Jan. 1 Beg. Inv. 140 $6.00 125 $6.00 $750 15 $6.00 $90
Jan. 20 Purchase 60 $5.00 55 $5.00 275 5 $5.00 25
Jan. 30 Purchase 180 $4.50 0 $4.50 0 180 $4.50 810
$1,025 $925
Specific identification.
Available for Sale Cost of Goods Sold Ending Inventory
Specific Weighted
Identification Average FIFO LIFO
Sales $2,700
Cost of goods sold 1,025
Gross profit 1,675
Operating expenses 1,250
Income before tax 425
Income tax expense (40%) 170
Net income $255
Income Statements
For Month Ended January 31
Laker Company
Exercise
5-‐4
5-3
Date # of units Cost per
unit
Inventory
Value
Units
Sold
Unit
Cost
COGS
Beginning inventory 140 $6.000 $840
Sale - Jan. 10 (100) $6.000 (600) 100 $6.000 $600
Subtotal Average Cost 40 $6.000 240
Purchase - January 20 60 $5.000 300
Subtotal Average Cost 100 $5.400 540
Sale - Jan. 25 (80) $5.400 (432) 80 $5.400 432
Subtotal Average Cost 20 $5.400 108
Purchase - January 30 180 $4.500 810
Total 200 $4.590 $918 180 $1,032
Weighted average
Inventory on hand Cost of Goods Sold
Date
Jan. 1 Beginning inventory $840
Jan. 10 Sales 100 units @ $15.00 = $1,500
Jan. 20 Purchase 300
Jan. 25 Sales 80 units @ $15.00 = $1,200
Jan. 30 Purchase 810
380 units $1,950 180 units $2,700
60 units @ $5.00 =
180 units @ $4.50 =
Activities Units Acquired at Cost Units sold at Retail
140 units @ $6.00 =
Specific Weighted
Identification Average FIFO LIFO
Sales $2,700 $2,700
Cost of goods sold 1,025 1,032
Gross profit 1,675 1,668
Operating expenses 1,250 1,250
Income before tax 425 418
Income tax expense (40%) 170 167
Net income $255 $251
Income Statements
For Month Ended January 31
Laker Company
Exercise
5-‐4
5-4
Available for Sale
Date Units Unit
Cost
Units
Sold
Unit
Cost
COGS Units
Sold
Unit
Cost
COGS Units in
Ending
Inventory
Unit
Cost
Ending
Inventory
Value
Beginning Inv. 140 $6.00 100 $6.00 $600 40 $6.00 $240 0 $6.00 $0
Purchases:
Jan. 20 60 $5.00 40 $5.00 200 20 $5.00 100
Jan. 30 180 $4.50 180 $4.50 810
$600 $440 200 $910
Cost of Goods Sold - January 10 Cost of Goods Sold - January 25 Ending Inventory
Perpetual FIFO
Date
Jan. 1 Beginning inventory $840
Jan. 10 Sales 100 units @ $15.00 = $1,500
Jan. 20 Purchase 300
Jan. 25 Sales 80 units @ $15.00 = $1,200
Jan. 30 Purchase 810
380 units $1,950 180 units $2,700
60 units @ $5.00 =
180 units @ $4.50 =
Activities Units Acquired at Cost Units sold at Retail
140 units @ $6.00 =
Specific Weighted
Identification Average FIFO LIFO
Sales $2,700 $2,700 $2,700
Cost of goods sold 1,025 1,032 1,040
Gross profit 1,675 1,668 1,660
Operating expenses 1,250 1,250 1,250
Income before tax 425 418 410
Income tax expense (40%) 170 167 164
Net income $255 $251 $246
Income Statements
For Month Ended January 31
Laker Company
Exercise
5-‐4
5-5
Available for Sale
Date Units Unit
Cost
Units
Sold
Unit
Cost
COGS Units
Sold
Unit
Cost
COGS Units in
Ending
Inventory
Unit
Cost
Ending
Inventory
Value
Beginning Inv. 140 $6.00 100 $6.00 $600 20 $6.00 $120 20 $6.00 $120
Purchases:
Jan. 20 60 $5.00 60 $5.00 300 0 $5.00 0
Jan. 30 180 $4.50 180 $4.50 810
$600 $420 200 $930
Cost of Goods Sold - January 10 Cost of Goods Sold - January 25 Ending Inventory
Perpetual LIFO
Total
Date
Jan. 1 Beginning inventory $840
Jan. 10 Sales 100 units @ $15.00 = $1,500
Jan. 20 Purchase 300
Jan. 25 Sales 80 units @ $15.00 = $1,200
Jan. 30 Purchase 810
380 units $1,950 180 units $2,700
60 units @ $5.00 =
180 units @ $4.50 =
Activities Units Acquired at Cost Units sold at Retail
140 units @ $6.00 =
Specific Weighted
Identification Average FIFO LIFO
Sales $2,700 $2,700 $2,700 $2,700
Cost of goods sold 1,025 1,032 1,040 1,020
Gross profit 1,675 1,668 1,660 1,680
Operating expenses 1,250 1,250 1,250 1,250
Income before tax 425 418 410 430
Income tax expense (40%) 170 167 164 172
Net income $255 $251 $246 $258
Income Statements
For Month Ended January 31
Laker Company
Exercise
5-‐4
5-6
Specific Weighted
Identification Average FIFO LIFO
Sales $2,700 $2,700 $2,700 $2,700
Cost of goods sold 1,025 1,032 1,040 1,020
Gross profit 1,675 1,668 1,660 1,680
Operating expenses 1,250 1,250 1,250 1,250
Income before tax 425 418 410 430
Income tax expense (40%) 170 167 164 172
Net income $255 $251 $246 $258
Income Statements
For Month Ended January 31
Laker Company
1. Which method yields the highest net income? LIFO
2. Does net income using weighted average fall between that using FIFO and LIFO? Yes
3. If costs were rising instead of falling, which method would yield the highest net income? FIFO
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