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 the current year. The company uses a perpetual inventory system: Purchases Number of Units Unit Cost 575 $ 4.00 Sales Number of Units Sales Price 375 $5.50 Date January 1 (beginning inventory) January 24 February 8 March 16 June 11 675 $ 4.10 375 $5.50 675 $ 4.10 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.) Ending inventory 2. Compute the gross profit for the first six months of the current year by using the FIFO costing method. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round the final answer to 2 decimal places.) Gross profit 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 Higher O Remain the same 4. Prepare journal entries to record the purchase and sale transactions, as well as the cost of sales, assuming that all sales and purchase transactions are on account and that the weighted average method is used. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round the final answers to 2 decimal places. If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required in the first account field.) View transaction list Journal entry worksheet Record sales on account. . Note: Enter debits before credits. Date General Journal January 24 Debit Credit Record entry Clear entry View general journal