Effie Company uses a periodic inventory system. Details for the inventory account for the month of January, 2018 are as follows: UnitsPer unit priceTotal Balance, 1/1/18200$5.00$1,000 Purchase, 1/15/181005.30530 Purchase, 1/28/181005.50550

An end of the month (1/31/13) inventory showed that 140 units were on hand. If the company uses FIFO and sells the units for $10 each, what is the gross profit for the month?

a. 1220

b. 1282

c. 1838

4. 1900

B) 1282

Explanation:

Units Per unit price Total

Balance, 1/1/18 200 $5.00 $1,000

Purchase, 1/15/18 100 $5.30 $530

Purchase, 1/28/18 100 $5.50 $550

total 400 $2,080

Balance, 1/31/18 140 $762

the first in, first out inventory method assigns cost of goods sold to the oldest merchandise available, so the 1/31/18 inventory's balance = (100 x $5.50) + (40 x $5.30) = $550 + $212 = $762

So COGS = $2,080 - $762 = $1,318

gross profit = revenue - COGS = [ (400 - 140) x $10] - $1,318 = $2,600 - $1,318 = $1,282