May 12 8% Date Purchase May 100 May 20 May 31 purchases, and sales May 31 Balances Unit Cost Total Cos Purchases 0 1 prepaid cell phones for May are as follows: OO mn and LOWER unit of Cost of Merchandise Sold Prepaid Cell Phones Cost of Cost of Merchandis 000 00 2.520 units ▬▬▬▬▬!! ▬▬▬▬▬▬
May 12 8% Date Purchase May 100 May 20 May 31 purchases, and sales May 31 Balances Unit Cost Total Cos Purchases 0 1 prepaid cell phones for May are as follows: OO mn and LOWER unit of Cost of Merchandise Sold Prepaid Cell Phones Cost of Cost of Merchandis 000 00 2.520 units ▬▬▬▬▬!! ▬▬▬▬▬▬
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Transcribed Image Text:Perpetual Inventory Using LIFO
Beginning
Inventory
May 1
May 12
inventory, purchases, and sales data for prepaid cell phones for May are as follows:
Sales
Purchases
May 10
May 14
May 20
3,600 units at $34
May 31
Quantity
Date Purchased Unit Cost Total Cost
May 1
May 10
20
U
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.
May 31 Balances
1,800 units at $36
1,620 units at $38
Schedule of Cost of Merchandise Sold
LIFO Method
Prepaid Cell Phones
Purchases Purchases Quantity
Sold
000 0
May 12
Cost of
Merchandise
Sold
Unit Cost
14
31
2,520 units
2,160 units
1,080 units
Cost of
Merchandise
Sold
Total Cost
Inventory Inventory Inventory
Quantity
Unit Cost Total Cost
000000000
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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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