Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales for Item ProX2 are as follows:     Jan 1 Inventory 50 units at $15.00   7 Sale 44 units   15 Purchase 90 units at $18   24 Sale 40 units   Assuming a perpetual inventory system and using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method, determine (a) the cost of merchandise sold on January 24 and (b) the inventory on January 31.

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Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales for Item ProX2 are as follows:

 

 

Jan

1

Inventory

50 units at $15.00

 

7

Sale

44 units

 

15

Purchase

90 units at $18

 

24

Sale

40 units

 

Assuming a perpetual inventory system and using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method, determine (a) the cost of merchandise sold on January 24 and (b) the inventory on January 31.

 

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