FIFO Perpetual Inventory

The beginning inventory at Dunne Co. and data on purchases and sales for a three-month period ending June 30 are as follows:

Date		Transaction	Number of Units		Per Unit		Total
Apr. 3		Inventory	42		$225		$9,450
8		Purchase	84		270		22,680
11		Sale	56		750		42,000
30		Sale	35		750		26,250
May 8		Purchase	70		300		21,000
10		Sale	42		750		31,500
19		Sale	21		750		15,750
28		Purchase	70		330		23,100
June 5		Sale	42		790		33,180
16		Sale	56		790		44,240
21		Purchase	126		360		45,360
28		Sale	63		790		49,770

1. Record the inventory, purchases, and cost of merchandise sold data in a perpetual inventory record similar to the one illustrated in Exhibit 3, using the first-in, first-out method. Under FIFO, if units are in inventory at two different costs, enter the units with the LOWER unit cost first in the Cost of Goods Sold Unit Cost column and in the Inventory Unit Cost column.

Dunne Co. Schedule of Cost of Goods Sold FIFO Method For the Three Months Ended June 30
	Purchases			Cost of Goods Sold			Inventory
Date	Quantity	Unit Cost	Total Cost	Quantity	Unit Cost	Total Cost	Quantity	Unit Cost	Total Cost

2. Determine the total sales and the total cost of goods sold for the period. Journalize the entries in the sales and cost of goods sold accounts. Assume that all sales were on account.

Record sale
Record cost

3. Determine the gross profit from sales for the period. $

4. Determine the ending inventory cost as of June 30. $

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