On December $1,$ Sheridan Company has three DVD players left in stock. All are identical, all are priced to sell at $$81.$ One of the three DVD players left in stock, with serial #$1012,$ was purchased on June $1$ at a cost of $$50.$ Another, with serial #$1045,$ was purchased on November $1$ for $$46.$ The last player, serial #$1056,$ was purchased on November $30$ for $$41.$

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Calculate the cost of goods sold using the FIFO periodic inventory method, assuming that two of the three players were sold by the end of December, Sheridan Company' year$-$end.

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