Perpetual Inventory Using LIFO

Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for prepaid cell phones for May are as follows:

a$.$ Assuming that the perpetual inventory system is used, costing by the LIFO method, determine the cost of merchandise 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 Merchandise Sold Unit Cost column and LOWER unit cost first in the Inventory Unit Cost column. Schedule of Cost of Merchandise Sold

LIFO Method

Prepaid Cell Phones

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