Laker Company reported the following January purchases and sales data for its only product. The Company uses a periodic inventory system. 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. Date Activities Jan. 1 Beginning inventory Units Acquired at Cost 140 units @ $6.00 = $ 840 Units sold at Retail Jan. 10 Sales Jan. 20 Purchase 100 units @ $15 Jan. 25 Sales Jan. 30 Purchase Totals 60 units @ $5.00 = 180 units @ $4.50 = 380 units 300 80 units @ $15 810 $1,950 180 units 1. Compute gross profit for the month of January for Laker Company for the four inventory methods. 2. Which method yields the highest gross profit? 3. Does gross profit using weighted average fall between that using FIFO and LIFO? 4. If costs were rising instead of falling, which method would yield the highest gross profit? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 to 4 Compute gross profit for the month of January for Laker Company for the four inventory methods. (Round cost per unit to 2 decimal places and final answers to the nearest whole dollars.) LAKER COMPANY For Month Ended January 31 Specific Weighted Identification Average FIFO LIFO Sales $ 36,000 Cost of goods sold 1,025 Gross profit $ 34,975 $ 1,032 (1,032) $ 1,040 1,020 (1,040) $ (1,020) < Req 1 Req 2 to 4 >