Perpetual inventory using FIFO Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for prepaid cell phones for December are as follows: Inventory Date Units and Cost Dec. 1 120 units at $20 Purchases Date Units and Cost Dec. 10 60 units at $22 20 54 units at $24 Sales Date Units Dec. 12 84 units 14 72 units 31 36 units Assume that the business maintains a perpetual inventory system, costing by the first-in, first-out method. Determine the cost of goods 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 Goods Sold Unit Cost column and in the Inventory Unit Cost column. FIFO MethodPrepaid Cell Phones Date PurchasesQuantity PurchasesUnit Cost PurchasesTotal Cost Cost ofGoods SoldQuantity Cost ofGoods SoldUnit Cost Cost ofGoods SoldTotal Cost InventoryQuantity InventoryUnit Cost InventoryTotal Cost Dec. 1             Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Dec. 10       Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Dec. 10               fill in the blank 10 fill in the blank 11 fill in the blank 12 Dec. 12       Dec. 12 Dec. 12 Dec. 12 Dec. 12 Dec. 12 Dec. 12               fill in the blank 19 fill in the blank 20 fill in the blank 21 Dec. 14       Dec. 14 Dec. 14 Dec. 14               fill in the blank 25 fill in the blank 26 fill in the blank 27 fill in the blank 28 fill in the blank 29 fill in the blank 30 Dec. 20 Dec. 20 Dec. 20 Dec. 20       Dec. 20 Dec. 20 Dec. 20               fill in the blank 37 fill in the blank 38 fill in the blank 39 Dec. 31       Dec. 31 Dec. 31 Dec. 31               fill in the blank 43 fill in the blank 44 fill in the blank 45 fill in the blank 46 fill in the blank 47 fill in the blank 48 Dec. 31 Balances         Dec. 31

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Perpetual inventory using FIFO

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

Inventory
Date Units and Cost
Dec. 1 120 units at $20

Purchases
Date Units and Cost
Dec. 10 60 units at $22
20 54 units at $24

Sales
Date Units
Dec. 12 84 units
14 72 units
31 36 units

Assume that the business maintains a perpetual inventory system, costing by the first-in, first-out method. Determine the cost of goods 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 Goods Sold Unit Cost column and in the Inventory Unit Cost column.

FIFO MethodPrepaid Cell Phones




Date

Purchases
Quantity

Purchases
Unit Cost

Purchases
Total Cost
Cost of
Goods Sold
Quantity
Cost of
Goods Sold
Unit Cost
Cost of
Goods Sold
Total Cost

Inventory
Quantity

Inventory
Unit Cost

Inventory
Total Cost
Dec. 1             Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1
Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Dec. 10       Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Dec. 10
              fill in the blank 10 fill in the blank 11 fill in the blank 12
Dec. 12       Dec. 12 Dec. 12 Dec. 12 Dec. 12 Dec. 12 Dec. 12
              fill in the blank 19 fill in the blank 20 fill in the blank 21
Dec. 14       Dec. 14 Dec. 14 Dec. 14      
        fill in the blank 25 fill in the blank 26 fill in the blank 27 fill in the blank 28 fill in the blank 29 fill in the blank 30
Dec. 20 Dec. 20 Dec. 20 Dec. 20       Dec. 20 Dec. 20 Dec. 20
              fill in the blank 37 fill in the blank 38 fill in the blank 39
Dec. 31       Dec. 31 Dec. 31 Dec. 31      
        fill in the blank 43 fill in the blank 44 fill in the blank 45 fill in the blank 46 fill in the blank 47 fill in the blank 48
Dec. 31 Balances         Dec. 31
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