Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales for Item Zeta9 are as follows: Oct. 1 Inventory 40 units @ $22 Oct. 7 Sale 27 units Oct. 15 Purchase 24 units @ $25 21 units Oct. 24 Sale Assuming a perpetual inventory system and using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method, determine (a) the cost of goods sold on October 24 and (b) the inventory on October 31. a. Cost of goods sold on October 24 b. Inventory on October 31 < Feedback 1,119 X 970 X Check My Work a. When the FIFO method is used, costs are included in cost of goods sold in the order in which they were purchased. Think of your inventory in terms of "layers". Determine how much inventory remains from each layer after each sale. b. The ending inventory is made up of the most recent purchases.