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Laker Company reported the following January purchases and sales data for its only product.

Date			Activities	Units Acquired at Cost								Units sold at Retail
Jan.	1		Beginning inventory	205	units	@	$	13.00	=	$	2,665
Jan.	10		Sales										165	units	@	$	22.00
Jan.	20		Purchase	140	units	@	$	12.00	=		1,680
Jan.	25		Sales										145	units	@	$	22.00
Jan.	30		Purchase	310	units	@	$	11.50	=		3,565
			Totals	655	units					$	7,910		310	units

The Company uses a perpetual inventory system. For specific identification, ending inventory consists of 345 units, where 310 are from the January 30 purchase, 5 are from the January 20 purchase, and 30 are from beginning inventory.

Required: 1. Complete comparative income statements for the month of January for Laker Company for the four inventory methods. Assume expenses are $1,900, and that the applicable income tax rate is 40%. (Round your Intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

2. Which method yields the highest net income?

• FIFO

• LIFO

• Weighted average

• Specific identification

3. Does net income using weighted average fall between that using FIFO and LIFO?

• No

• Yes

4. If costs were rising instead of falling, which method would yield the highest net income?

• Weighted average

• FIFO

• LIFO

• Specific identification

3 Required information (The following information applies to the questions displayed below.j Laker Company reported the following January purchases and sales data for its only product. Part 3 of 3 Activities Units Acquired at Cost Date Jan 1 Beginning inventory 205 unitse $13.00-$2,665 Jan. 10 Sales Jan. 20 Purchase Jan. 25 Sales Jan. 30 Purchase Units sold at Retail 165 units22.00 145 units $22.00 10 points 140 unitse $12.00 1,680 310 unitse 11.503,565 655 units 02:29:02 Totals $7,910 310 units The Company uses a perpetual inventory system. For specific identification, ending inventory consists of 345 units, where 310 are from the January 30 purchase, 5 are from the January 20 purchase, and 30 are from beginning inventory Required 1. Complete comparative income statements for the month of January for Laker Company for the four inventory methods. Assume expenses are $1,900, and that the applicable income tax rate is 40%. (Round your Intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.) KER COMPANY Income Statements For Month Ended January 31 The Company uses a perpetual inventory system. For specific identification, ending inventory consists of 345 units, where 310 are from the January 30 purchase, 5 are from the January 20 purchase, and 30 are from beginning inventory. Required: Part 3 of3 1. Complete comparative income statements for the month of January for Laker Company for the four inventory methods. Assume expenses are $1,900, and that the applicable income tax rate is 40%. (Round your Intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.) 10 points LAKER COMPANY Income Statements For Month Ended January 31 02:28:59 Specific Identification Weightecd Average FIFO LIFO Sales Cost of goods sold Gross profit 0 0 Income before taxes Income tax expense Net income 0 0 0 $% 0 Required information 3 2. Which method yields the highest net income? FIFO LIFO Weighted average Specific identification Part 3 of 3 points 02:28:52 3. Does net income using weighted average fall between that using FIFO and LIFO? No Yes 4. If costs were rising instead of falling, which method would yield the highest net income? Weighted average FIFO LIFO Specific identification