ng inventory, purchases, and sales data for portable game players are as follows: Apr. 1   Inventory 60 units @ $81 10   Sale 49 units 15   Purchase 31 units @ $85 20   Sale 20 units 24   Sale 14 units 30   Purchase 31 units @ $

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  1. Perpetual Inventory Using FIFO

    Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for portable game players are as follows:

    Apr. 1   Inventory 60 units @ $81
    10   Sale 49 units
    15   Purchase 31 units @ $85
    20   Sale 20 units
    24   Sale 14 units
    30   Purchase 31 units @ $89

    The business maintains a perpetual inventory system, costing by the first-in, first-out method.

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    a.  Determine the cost of the merchandise sold for each sale and the inventory balance after each sale, presenting the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 3. Under FIFO, if units are in inventory at two different costs, enter the units with the LOWER unit cost first in the Cost of Merchandise Sold Unit Cost column and in the Inventory Unit Cost column.

    Perpetual Inventory AccountFirst-in, First-out MethodPortable Game Players




    Date



    Quantity
    Purchased


    Purchases
    Unit
    Cost


    Purchases
    Total
    Cost
    Quantity
    Cost of
    Merchandise
    Sold
    Cost of
    Merchandise
    Sold
    Unit Cost
    Cost of
    Merchandise
    Sold
    Total Cost



    Inventory
    Quantity


    Inventory
    Unit
    Cost


    Inventory
    Total
    Cost
    Apr. 1             fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_1 $fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_2 $fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_3
    Apr. 10       fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_4 $fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_5 $fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_6 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_7 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_8 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_9
    Apr. 15 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_10 $fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_11 $fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_12       fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_13 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_14 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_15
                  fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_16 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_17 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_18
    Apr. 20       fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_19 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_20 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_21 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_22 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_23 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_24
            fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_25 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_26 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_27      
    Apr. 24       fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_28 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_29 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_30 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_31 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_32 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_33
    Apr. 30 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_34 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_35 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_36       fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_37 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_38 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_39
                  fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_40 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_41 fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_42
    Apr. 30 Balances         $fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_43     $fill in the blank 68e477ff4ff1015_44
     

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    b.  Based upon the preceding data, would you expect the ending inventory to be higher or lower using the last-in, first-out method?

     

     

     
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