Perpetual Inventory Using FIFO Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for portable DVD players are as follows: Apr. 1 Inventory 58 units @ $73 38 units Sale Purchase 31 units @ $77 Sale 27 units Sale 18 units Purchase 21 units @ $81 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 Apr. 1 Apr. 10 Apr. 15 Inventory Unit Cost Inventory Total Cost Apr. 20 m 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