Spice Inc. began October 2017 with 100 shirts that cost $76 each. During October, the store made the following purchases at cost:

Oct...... 3 ................... 200 @ ............ $81 = $16,200

...........12 .................... 90 @ ................... 82 = 7,380

.......... 24 ...................240 @ ................. 85 5 20,400

Spice sold 500 shirts (320 shirts on October 18 and 180 shirts on October 28) and ended October with 130 shirts. The sale price of each shirt was $130.

Requirements

1. Determine the cost of goods sold and ending inventory amounts by the weighted-average cost and FIFO cost methods assuming the perpetual system is used. Round weighted-average cost per unit to three decimal places, and round all other amounts to the nearest dollar.

2. Explain why cost of goods sold is highest under weighted-average cost. Be specific.

3. Prepare Spice's income statement for October 2017. Report gross profit. Operating expenses totalled $10,000. Spice uses the weighted-average-cost method for inventory. The income tax rate is 23%.