The following data were extracted from the accounting records of Danhof Company for the year ended June 30, 2012:

Merchandise inventory, July 1, 2011 ......$ 250,000

Merchandise inventory, June 30, 2012 ...... 325,000

Purchases .................................................... 2,100,000

Purchases returns and allowances ............... 50,000

Purchases discounts ....................................... 39,000

Sales .............................................................3,250,000

Freight in ........................................................... 12,500

a. Prepare the cost of merchandise sold section of the income statement for the year ended June 30, 2012, using the periodic inventory system.

b. Determine the gross profit to be reported on the income statement for the year ended June 30, 2012.

c. Would gross profit be different if the perpetual inventory system was used instead of the periodic inventory system?