Perpetual Inventory Using FIFO

Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for portable DVD players are as follows:

Apr. 1		Inventory	41 units @ $55
10		Sale	32 units
15		Purchase	18 units @ $58
20		Sale	17 units
24		Sale	4 units
30		Purchase	24 units @ $61

The business maintains a perpetual inventory system, costing by the first-in, first-out method.

Determine the cost of the merchandise sold for each sale and the inventory balance after each sale, presenting the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 3.

a. 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.

Cost of the Merchandise Sold Schedule
First-in, First-out Method
Portable DVD Players
Date	Quantity Purchased	Purchases Unit Cost	Purchases Total Cost	Quantity Cost of Merchandise Sold	Cost of Merchandise Sold Unit Cost	Cost of Merchandise Sold Total Cost	Inventory Quantity	Inventory Unit Cost	Inventory Total Cost
Apr. 1								$	$
Apr. 10					$	$
Apr. 15		$	$
Apr. 20
Apr. 24
Apr. 30
Apr. 30	Balances					$			$

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

higher or lower (pick one)