Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for portable game players are as follows: Apr. 1   Inventory 120 units at $26 10   Sale 90 units 15   Purchase 140 units at $28 20   Sale 110 units 24   Sale 40 units 30   Purchase 160 units at $30 The business maintains a perpetual inventory system, costing by the last-in, first-out 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.

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Perpetual Inventory Using LIFO

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

Apr. 1   Inventory 120 units at $26
10   Sale 90 units
15   Purchase 140 units at $28
20   Sale 110 units
24   Sale 40 units
30   Purchase 160 units at $30

The business maintains a perpetual inventory system, costing by the last-in, first-out 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
Portable Game Players
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
Apr. 1             fill in the blank 1 $fill in the blank 2 $fill in the blank 3
Apr. 10       fill in the blank 4 $fill in the blank 5 $fill in the blank 6 fill in the blank 7 fill in the blank 8 fill in the blank 9
Apr. 15 fill in the blank 10 $fill in the blank 11 $fill in the blank 12       fill in the blank 13 fill in the blank 14 fill in the blank 15
              fill in the blank 16 fill in the blank 17 fill in the blank 18
Apr. 20       fill in the blank 19 fill in the blank 20 fill in the blank 21 fill in the blank 22 fill in the blank 23 fill in the blank 24
              fill in the blank 25 fill in the blank 26 fill in the blank 27
Apr. 24       fill in the blank 28 fill in the blank 29 fill in the blank 30 fill in the blank 31 fill in the blank 32 fill in the blank 33
        fill in the blank 34 fill in the blank 35 fill in the blank 36      
Apr. 30 fill in the blank 37 fill in the blank 38 fill in the blank 39       fill in the blank 40 fill in the blank 41 fill in the blank 42
              fill in the blank 43 fill in the blank 44 fill in the blank 45
                   
Apr. 30 Balances         $fill in the blank 46     $fill in the blank 47
 
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Under the LIFO method, Purchases made at last are sold first.

 

 

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