P6-29A Accounting for inventory using the perpetual inventory system FIFO, LIFO, and weighted-average, and comparing FIFO, LIFO, and weighted-average Learning Objectives 2, 3 5. FIFO GP $5,235 Steel Mill began August with 50 units of iron inventory that cost $35 each. During August, the company completed the following inventory transactions: Units Unit Cost Unit Sales Price Aug. 3 Sale 45 $85 8 Purchase 90 $54 21 Sale 85 88 30 Purchase 15 58 Requirements 1. Prepare a perpetual inventory record for the merchandise inventory using the FIFO inventory costing method. 2. Prepare a perpetual inventory record for the merchandise inventory using the LIFO inventory costing method. 364 chapter 6 3. Prepare a perpetual inventory record for the merchandise inventory using the weighted-average inventory costing method. 4. Determine the company's cost of goods sold for August using FIFO, LIFO, and weighted-average inventory costing methods. 5. Compute gross profit for August using FIFO, LIFO, and weighted-average inven- tory costing methods 6. If the business wanted to maximize gross profit, which method would it select? CHAPTER 6