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	72		$300		$21,600
8		Purchase	144		360		51,840
11		Sale	96		1,000		96,000
30		Sale	60		1,000		60,000
May 8		Purchase	120		400		48,000
10		Sale	72		1,000		72,000
19		Sale	36		1,000		36,000
28		Purchase	120		440		52,800
June 5		Sale	72		1,050		75,600
16		Sale	96		1,050		100,800
21		Purchase	216		480		103,680
28		Sale	108		1,050		113,400

Required:

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
Apr. 3								$	$
Apr. 8		$	$
Apr. 11					$	$
Apr. 30
May 8
May 10
May 19
May 28
June 5
June 16
June 21
June 28
June 30	Balances					$			$

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	Accounts Receivable
	Sales
Record cost	Cost of Goods Sold
	Inventory

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? Lower