The following company buys and sells identical collectors' coin sets. The company uses LIFO. In the first two columns below, each coin set is identified by its letter and its cost. The third column indicates when coin sets were sold. For each inventory costing method given below, fill in the blanks to indicate the letter of the coin set which will be used to calculate either cost of goods sold or the cost of ending inventory.

January 1, 2014
Beginning Inventory	Purchases during 2014	Sales during 2014
A. $200	E. March $213	January 1 coin set
B. $202	F. July $216	May 1 coin set
C. $203	G. August $216	June 1 coin set
D. $208	H. November $223	September 1 coin set
		October 1 coin set

Inventory is taken on December 31, 2014.

PERIODIC INVENTORY:

Cost of Goods Sold = ______ + ______ + ______ + ______ + ______

Ending Inventory = ______ + ______ + ______

PERPETUAL INVENTORY:

Cost of Goods Sold = ______ + ______ + ______ + ______ + ______

Ending Inventory = ______ + ______ + ______

This example shows the cost of the coin sets increasing over time. Using the symbols ">" (greater than), " = " (equals), or "<" (less than), complete the following comparisons by filling in the blanks in the statements below. Using LIFO with increasing costs, cost of goods sold under periodic inventory _____ cost of goods sold under perpetual inventory. Using LIFO with increasing costs, ending inventory under periodic inventory _____ ending inventory under perpetual inventory. Using LIFO with increasing costs, net income under periodic inventory _____ net income under perpetual inventory.