Perpetual Inventory Using FIFO Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for portable game players are as follows: Apr. 1 Inventory 180 units at $40 10 Sale 140 units 15 Purchase 210 units at $42 20 Sale 170 units 24 Sale 60 units 30 Purchase 240 units at $46 The business maintains a perpetual inventory system, costing by the first-in, first-out method. a. Determine the cost of the merchandise sold for each sale and the inventory balance after each sale, presenting the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 3. Under FIFO, if units are in inventory at two different costs, enter the units with the LOWER unit cost first in the Cost of Merchandise Sold Unit Cost column and in the Inventory Unit Cost column. Perpetual Inventory Account First-in, First-out Method Portable Game Players Date Quantity Purchased Purchases Unit Cost Purchases Total Cost Quantity Cost of Merchandise Sold Cost of Merchandise Sold Unit Cost Cost of Merchandise Sold Total Cost Inventory Quantity Inventory Unit Cost Inventory Total Cost Apr. 1 $ $ Apr. 10 $ $ Apr. 15 $ $ Apr. 20 Apr. 24 Apr. 30 Apr. 30 Balances $ $

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Perpetual Inventory Using FIFO

Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for portable game players are as follows:

Apr. 1	Inventory	180 units at $40
10	Sale	140 units
15	Purchase	210 units at $42
20	Sale	170 units
24	Sale	60 units
30	Purchase	240 units at $46

The business maintains a perpetual inventory system, costing by the first-in, first-out method.

a. Determine the cost of the merchandise sold for each sale and the inventory balance after each sale, presenting the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 3. Under FIFO, if units are in inventory at two different costs, enter the units with the LOWER unit cost first in the Cost of Merchandise Sold Unit Cost column and in the Inventory Unit Cost column.


Perpetual Inventory Account First-in, First-out Method Portable Game Players

Date	Quantity Purchased	Purchases Unit Cost	Purchases Total Cost	Quantity Cost of Merchandise Sold	Cost of Merchandise Sold Unit Cost	Cost of Merchandise Sold Total Cost	Inventory Quantity	Inventory Unit Cost	Inventory Total Cost
Apr. 1								$	$
Apr. 10					$	$
Apr. 15		$	$

Apr. 20

Apr. 24
Apr. 30

Apr. 30	Balances					$			$

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