Weighted Average Cost Flow Method Under Perpetual Inventory System The following units of a particular item were available for sale during the calendar year: Jan. 1 Inventory 15,000 units at $60.00 Mar. 18 Sale 12,000 units May 2 Purchase 27,000 units at $62.00 Aug. 9 Sale 22,500 units Oct. 20 Purchase 10,500 units at $64.20 The firm uses the weighted average cost method with a perpetual inventory system. Determine the cost of merchandise sold for each sale and the inventory balance after each sale. Present the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 5. Round un cost to two decimal places, if necessary. Perpetual Inventory Account Weighted Average Cost Flow Method Purchases Cost of Merchandise Sold Inventory Date Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Jan. 1 15,000 60.00 $ 900,000 Mar. 18 12,000 60.00 720,000 3,000 60.00 180,000 May 2 27,000 62.00 1,674,000 Aug. 9 22,500 61.80 1,390,500 7,500 61.80 1,674,000 X Oct. 20 10,500 64.20 674,100 10,500 X 64.20 x 1,854,000 x Dec. 31 Balances 2,110,500 18,000 63.20 $ 1,137,600