Use the Following Information to Answer the Following Questions Assuming That the Company Uses the Perpetual Inventory System, Determine

question 37

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the following questions. The Boxwood Company sells blankets for $60 each. The following was taken from the inventory records during May. The company had no beginning inventory on May 1.
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Date } & \text { Product Z } & \text { Units } & \text { Cost } \\\hline \text { May 3 } & \text { Purchase } & 5 & \$ 20 \\\hline \text { May 10 } & \text { Sale } & 3 & \\\hline \text { May 17 } & \text { Purchase } & 10 & \$ 24 \\\hline \text { May 20 } & \text { Sale } & 6 & \\\hline \text { May 23 } & \text { Sale } & 3 & \\\hline \text { May 30 } & \text { Purchase } & 10 & \$ 30 \\\hline\end{array}$ Assuming that the company uses the perpetual inventory system, determine the Gross Profit for the month of May using the LIFO cost method.

• A) $348
• B) $452
• C) $444
• D) $356

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