Perpetual Inventory Using FIFO

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

Apr. 1		Inventory	59 units @ $96
10		Sale	39 units
15		Purchase	34 units @ $102
20		Sale	29 units
24		Sale	19 units
30		Purchase	33 units @ $106

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

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a. 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. 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.

Perpetual Inventory Account First-in, First-out Method Portable Game Players