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[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Laker Company reported the following January purchases and sales data for its only product. The Company uses a perpetual inventory system. For specific identification, ending inventory consists of 380 units from the January 30 purchase, 5 units from the January 20 purchase, and 25 units from beginning inventory.

Date	Activities	Units Acquired at Cost						Units sold at Retail
January 1	Beginning inventory	240	units	@	$ 16.50	=	$ 3,960
January 10	Sales							190	units	@	$ 25.50
January 20	Purchase	170	units	@	$ 15.50	=	2,635
January 25	Sales							190	units	@	$ 25.50
January 30	Purchase	380	units	@	$ 15.00	=	5,700
	Totals	790	units				$ 12,295	380	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?