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You are provided with the following information for Pavey Inc. for the month ended October 31, 2008. Pavey uses a periodic method for inventory.

Date
Description
Units
Unit Cost or
Selling Price

October 1 Beginning inventory 60 $25
October 9 Purchase 120 26
October 11 Sale 100 35
October 17 Purchase 70 27
October 22 Sale 60 40
October 25 Purchase 80 28
October 29 Sale 110 40

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(a) Calculate (i) ending inventory, (ii) cost of goods sold, (iii) gross profit, and (iv) gross profit rate under each of the following methods. (Round weighted-average cost per unit to 3 decimal places and use the rounded amount for future computations. Round gross profit rate to 1 decimal place and all other answers to 0 decimal places.)
(1) LIFO.
(2) FIFO.
(3) Average-cost.

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The solution explains the calculation of (i) ending inventory, (ii) cost of goods sold, (iii) gross profit, and (iv) gross profit rate under (1) LIFO ,(2) FIFO and (3) Average-cost.

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