Orion Iron Corp. tracks the number of units purchased and sold throughout each year but applies its inventory costing method at the end of the year as if it uses a periodic inventory system. Assume its accounting records provided the following information at the end of the annual accounting period, December 31. Transactions Units Unit Cost 2. Inventory, Beginning 3,000 $20 For the year: b. Purchase, April 11 8,500 18 c. Purchase, June 1 7,500 21 d. Sale, May 1 (sold for $48 per unit) 3,000 e. Sale, July 3 (sold for $48 per unit) 6,800 1. Operating expenses (excluding income tax expense), $219,000 Required: 1. Calculate the number and cost of goods available for sale. Number of goods available for sale Cost of goods available for sale 19,000 units $ 370,500 2. Calculate the number of units in ending inventory. Ending inventory 9,200 units 3. Compute the cost of ending inventory and cost of goods sold under (a) FIFO and (b) weighted average cost. (Round Weighted average cost per unit to two decimal places and final answers to the nearest dollar amount.) Ending Inventory Cost of Goods Sold FIFO $ 188,100 $ 182,400 $ 179,400 $ 191,100 Weighted average 4. Prepare an income statement that shows amounts for the FIFO method in one column and for the weighted average method in another column. Include the following line items in the income statement: Sales, Cost of Goods Sold, Gross Profit, Operating Expenses, and Income from Operations. (Round Weighted average cost per unit to two decimal places and final answers to the nearest dollar amount.) ORION IRON CORP Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31 Weighted FIFO Average Sales revenue $ 470,400 $ 470,400 Cost of goods sold 182.400 191.100 Gross profit 288,000 279,300 Operating expenses 219,000 219,000 Income from operations $ 69.000 $ 60,300 For the Year Ended December 31 Weighted FIFO Average Sales revenue $ 470,400 $ 470,400 Cost of goods sold 182,400 191,100 Gross profit 288,000 279,300 Operating expenses 219,000 219,000 Income from operations $ 69,000 $ 60,300 5. Not available in connect. 6-a. Which inventory costing method may be preferred by Orion Iron Corp. for income tax purposes? FIFO o Weighted average 6-b. Not available in connect