A Company Just Starting in Business Purchased Three Merchandise Inventory

question 77

Multiple Choice

A company just starting in business purchased three merchandise inventory items at the following prices. March 2, $150; March 7, $160; and March 15, $180. If the company sold two units for $250 each on March 10 and March 20, and used the FIFO cost formula in a perpetual inventory system, the gross profit for March would be

• A) $200.
• B) $190.
• C) $180.
• D) $150.

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