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

Apr. 1		Inventory	120 units at $26
10		Sale	90 units
15		Purchase	140 units at $28
20		Sale	110 units
24		Sale	40 units
30		Purchase	160 units at $30

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

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.

Cost of the Merchandise Sold Schedule
First-in, First-out Method
Portable Game Players
Date	Quantity Purchased	Purchases Unit Cost	Purchases Total Cost	Quantity Sold	Cost of Merchandise Sold Unit Cost	Cost of Merchandise Sold Total Cost	Inventory Quantity	Inventory Unit Cost	Inventory Total Cost
Apr. 1								$	$
Apr. 10					$	$
Apr. 15		$	$
Apr. 20
Apr. 24
Apr. 30
Apr. 30	Balances					$			$

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