Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for prepaid cell phones for May are as follows:

Inventory		Purchases		Sales
May 1	2,500 units at $40	May 10	1,250 units at $42	May 12	1,750 units
		May 20	1,125 units at $44	May 14	1,500 units
				May 31	750 units

Assume that the business maintains a perpetual inventory system, costing by the first-in, first-out method. Determine the cost of 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 Using FIFO Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for prepaid cell phones for May are as follows: Inventory Purchases Sales May 1 2,500 units at $40 May 10 1,250 units at $42 May 12 1,750 units May 20 1,125 units at $44 May 14 1,500 units May 31 750 units Assume that the business maintains a perpetual inventory system, costing by the first-in, first-out method. Determine the cost of 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. Schedule of Cost of Merchandise Sold FIFO Method Prepaid Cell Phones Cost Merchandise Sold Cost of Merchandise Sold Cost of Merchandise Sold Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Date Purchases Quantity Purchases Unit Cost Purchases Total Cost Inventory Quantity Inventory Unit Cost Inventory Total Cost May 1 May 10 May 12 Il 11001 II 1.100 May 14 May 20 o o way May Balances 31 Balances