a.  Assuming that the perpetual inventory system is used, costing by the LIFO method, determine the cost of merchandise sold for each sale and the inventory balance after each sale, presenting the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 4. Under LIFO, if units are in inventory at two different costs, enter the units with the HIGHER unit cost first in the Cost of Merchandise Sold Unit Cost column and LOWER unit cost first in the Inventory Unit Cost column. Schedule of Cost of Merchandise Sold LIFO Method Prepaid Cell Phones Date Quantity Purchased Purchases Unit Cost Purchases Total Cost Quantity Sold Cost of Merchandise Sold Unit Cost Cost of Merchandise Sold Total Cost Inventory Quantity Inventory Unit Cost Inventory Total Cost May 1             fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_1 $fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_2 $fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_3 May 10 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_4 $fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_5 $fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_6       fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_7 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_8 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_9               fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_10 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_11 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_12 May 12       fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_13 $fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_14 $fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_15 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_16 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_17 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_18         fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_19 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_20 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_21       May 14       fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_22 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_23 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_24 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_25 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_26 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_27 May 20 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_28 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_29 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_30       fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_31 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_32 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_33               fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_34 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_35 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_36 May 31       fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_37 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_38 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_39 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_40 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_41 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_42               fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_43 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_44 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_45 May 31 Balances         $fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_46     $fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_47 b.  Based upon the preceding data, would you expect the inventory to be higher or lower using the first-in, first-out method?

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  1. Perpetual Inventory Using LIFO

    Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for prepaid cell phones for May are as follows:

    Inventory   Purchases   Sales  
    May 1 1,550 units at $44 May 10 720 units at $45 May 12 1,200 units
        May 20 1,200 units at $48 May 14 830 units
            May 31 1,000 units

    a.  Assuming that the perpetual inventory system is used, costing by the LIFO method, determine the cost of merchandise sold for each sale and the inventory balance after each sale, presenting the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 4. Under LIFO, if units are in inventory at two different costs, enter the units with the HIGHER unit cost first in the Cost of Merchandise Sold Unit Cost column and LOWER unit cost first in the Inventory Unit Cost column.

    Schedule of Cost of Merchandise Sold
    LIFO Method
    Prepaid Cell Phones
    Date Quantity Purchased Purchases Unit Cost Purchases Total Cost Quantity Sold Cost of Merchandise Sold Unit Cost Cost of Merchandise Sold Total Cost Inventory Quantity Inventory Unit Cost Inventory Total Cost
    May 1             fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_1 $fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_2 $fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_3
    May 10 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_4 $fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_5 $fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_6       fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_7 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_8 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_9
                  fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_10 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_11 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_12
    May 12       fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_13 $fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_14 $fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_15 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_16 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_17 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_18
            fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_19 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_20 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_21      
    May 14       fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_22 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_23 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_24 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_25 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_26 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_27
    May 20 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_28 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_29 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_30       fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_31 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_32 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_33
                  fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_34 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_35 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_36
    May 31       fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_37 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_38 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_39 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_40 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_41 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_42
                  fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_43 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_44 fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_45
    May 31 Balances         $fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_46     $fill in the blank eaff03f44fad03f_47

    b.  Based upon the preceding data, would you expect the inventory to be higher or lower using the first-in, first-out method?
     

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