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Altira Corporation provides the following information related to its merchandise inventory during the month of August 2021:

Aug.1	Inventory on hand2,000 units; cost $5.30 each.
8	Purchased 8,000 units for $5.50 each.
14	Sold 6,000 units for $12.00 each.
18	Purchased 6,000 units for $5.60 each.
25	Sold 7,000 units for $11.00 each.
28	Purchased 4,000 units for $5.80 each.
31	Inventory on hand7,000 units.

Required: a) Using calculations based on a perpetual inventory system, determine the inventory balance Altira would report in its August 31, 2021, balance sheet and the cost of goods sold it would report in its August 2021 income statement using the FIFO method.

b) Using calculations based on a perpetual inventory system, determine the inventory balance Altira would report in its August 31, 2021, balance sheet and the cost of goods sold it would report in its August 2021 income statement using the Average cost method. (Round "Average Cost per Unit" to 2 decimal places.)

c) Using calculations based on a perpetual inventory system, determine the inventory balance Altira would report in its August 31, 2021, balance sheet and the cost of goods sold it would report in its August 2021 income statement using last-in, first-out (LIFO).

Cost of Goods Available for Sale Cost of Goods Sold - August 14 Cost of Goods Sold - August 25 Inventory Balance Perpetual FIFO: # of units Cost per unit Cost of Goods Available for Sale # of units sold Cost per unit Cost of Goods Sold # of units Cost per sold unit Cost of Goods Sold Total Cost of Goods Sold # of units in inventory Cost per unit Ending Inventory 2,000 $ 5.30 $ 10,600 $ 5.30 $ $ 5.30 $ $ 0 0 $ 5.30 $ 0 0 5.50 44,000 5.50 5.50 5.50 0 0 Beg. Inventory Purchases: August 8 August 18 August 28 Total 8,000 6,000 5.60 5.60 0 5.60 5.60 5.80 5.80 33,600 23,200 111,400 5.80 4,000 20,000 5.80 $ 0 $ 0 0 $ 0 $ 0 0 $ 0 Cost of Goods Available for Sale Cost of Goods Sold - August 14 Cost of Goods Sold - August 25 Inventory Balance Perpetual FIFO: # of units Cost per unit Cost of Goods Available for Sale # of units sold Cost per unit Cost of Goods Sold # of units Cost per sold unit Cost of Goods Sold Total Cost of Goods Sold # of units in inventory Cost per unit Ending Inventory 2,000 $ 5.30 $ 10,600 $ 5.30 $ $ 5.30 $ $ 0 0 $ 5.30 $ 0 0 5.50 44,000 5.50 5.50 5.50 0 0 Beg. Inventory Purchases: August 8 August 18 August 28 Total 8,000 6,000 5.60 5.60 0 5.60 5.60 5.80 5.80 33,600 23,200 111,400 5.80 4,000 20,000 5.80 $ 0 $ 0 0 $ 0 $ 0 0 $ 0 Cost of Goods Available for Sale Cost of Goods Sold - August 14 Cost of Goods Sold - August 25 Inventory Balance Perpetual FIFO: # of units Cost per unit Cost of Goods Available for Sale # of units sold Cost per unit Cost of Goods Sold # of units Cost per sold unit Cost of Goods Sold Total Cost of Goods Sold # of units in inventory Cost per unit Ending Inventory 2,000 $ 5.30 $ 10,600 $ 5.30 $ $ 5.30 $ $ 0 0 $ 5.30 $ 0 0 5.50 44,000 5.50 5.50 5.50 0 0 Beg. Inventory Purchases: August 8 August 18 August 28 Total 8,000 6,000 5.60 5.60 0 5.60 5.60 5.80 5.80 33,600 23,200 111,400 5.80 4,000 20,000 5.80 $ 0 $ 0 0 $ 0 $ 0 0 $ 0