Neverstop Corporation sells item A as part of its product line. Information about the beginning inventory, purchases, and sales of item A are given in the following table for the first six months of 2017. The company uses a perpetual inventory system:

P7-3 Comparing and Contrasting the Effects of Inventory Costing Methods on Financial Statement Elements LO7-2,7-3 Neverstop Corporation sells item A as part of its product line. Information about the beginning inventory purchases, and sales of item A are given in the following table for the first six months of 2017. The company uses a perpetual inventory system Purchases Sales Date January 1 (beginning inventory) January 24 February 8 March 16 June 11 Number of Units 315 575 Sales Price $4.30 $4.50 Number of Units Unit Cost 515 615 315 $2.80 $2.90 $3.05 Required 1. Compute the cost of ending inventory by using the weighted-average costing method. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round the final answer to 2 decimal places.) ing 2. Compute the gross profit for the first six months of 2017 by using the FIFO costing method. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round the final answer to 2 decimal places.) 3. Would the gross profit be higher, lower, or the same if Neverstop used the weighted-average costing method rather than the FIFO method? O Lower O Remain the same Higher