Perpetual Inventory Using LIFO Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for prepaid cell phones for December are as follows: Inventory Purchases Sales Dec. 1 2,000 units at $39 Dec. 10 1,000 units at $41 Dec. 12 1,400 units Dec. 20 900 units at $43 Dec. 14 1,200 units Dec. 31 600 units a. Assuming that the perpetual inventory system is used, costing by the LIFO method, determine the cost of goods sold for each sale and the inventory balance after each sale, presenting the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 4. Under LIFO, if units are in inventory at two different costs, enter the units with the HIGHER unit cost first in the cost of Goods Sold Unit Cost column and LOWER unit cost first in the Inventory Unit Cost column. Schedule of Cost of Goods Sold LIFO Method Prepaid Cell Phones Cost of Cost of Quantity Purchases Purchases Quantity Goods Sold Goods Sold Inventory Inventory Inventory Purchased Unit Cost Total Cost Sold Unit Cost Total Cost Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Date Dec. 1 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 14 o Dec. 20 O 11 11111 Dec. 31 Dec. 31 Balances b. Based upon the preceding data, would you expect the inventory to be higher or lower using the first-in, first-out method