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Solo Transports operates under a perpetual inventory system. It began
operations on March 1, 2021, and had the following transactions
affecting inventory during March 2021.
March 1 Purchase
$1,500
300 units @ $5.00
150 units
March 5 Sale
March 10 Purchase
$1,751
340 units @ $5.15
320 units
March 15 Sale
$2,438
March 20 Purchase 460 units @ $5.30
March 25 Sale
280 units
Referring to Solo's information in the table above, determine the
cost of goods sold for the month of March 2021 and the ending
inventory balance (in dollars) at March 31, 2021. Assume FIFO
first and then re-do the problem assuming the company uses LIFO.
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