The beginning inventory at Funky Party Supplies and data on purchases and sales for a three-month period ending March 31, 2016, are as follows

Date		Transaction	Number of Units	Per Unit	Total
Jan.	1	Inventory	2,500	$64.00	$160,000
	10	Purchase	7,600	72.00	547,200
	28	Sale	3,700	128.00	473,600
	30	Sale	1,400	128.00	179,200
Feb.	5	Sale	500	128.00	64,000
	10	Purchase	18,500	74.00	1,369,000
	16	Sale	8,900	133.00	1,183,700
	28	Sale	8,500	133.00	1,130,500
Mar.	5	Purchase	15,000	75.60	1,134,000
	14	Sale	10,000	133.00	1,330,000
	25	Purchase	3,300	76.00	250,800
	30	Sale	7,650	133.00	1,017,450

	Instructions
1.	Record the inventory, purchases, and cost of merchandise sold data in a perpetual inventory record similar to the one illustrated in Exhibit 4 , using the first-in, first-out method.
2.	Determine the total sales and the total cost of merchandise sold for the period. Journalize the entries in the sales and cost of merchandise sold accounts. Assume that all sales were on account and date your journal entry March 31. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
3.	Determine the gross profit from sales for the period.
4.	Determine the ending inventory cost as of March 31, 2016.
5.	Based upon the preceding data, would you expect the inventory using the last-in, first-out method to be higher or lower?