Perpetual Inventory Using FIFO Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for prepaid cell phones for May are as follows: Inventory Purchases Sales May 1 4,200 units at $40 May 10 2,100 units at $42 May 12 2,940 units May 20 1,890 units at $44 May 14 2,520 units May 31 1,260 units Assume that the business maintains a perpetual inventory system, costing by the first-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 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 Merchandise Sold Unit Cost column and in the Inventory Unit Cost column. Schedule of Cost of Merchandise Sold FIFO Method Prepaid Cell Phones Date Purchases Quantity Purchases Unit Cost Purchases Total Cost Cost of Merchandise Sold Quantity Cost of Merchandise Sold Unit Cost Cost of Merchandise Sold Total Cost Inventory Quantity Inventory Unit Cost Inventory Total Cost May 1 $ $ May 10 $ $ May 12 $ $ May 14 May 20 May 31 May 31 Balances $ $

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Perpetual Inventory Using FIFO

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

Inventory		Purchases		Sales
May 1	4,200 units at $40	May 10	2,100 units at $42	May 12	2,940 units
		May 20	1,890 units at $44	May 14	2,520 units
				May 31	1,260 units

Assume that the business maintains a perpetual inventory system, costing by the first-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 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 Merchandise Sold Unit Cost column and in the Inventory Unit Cost column.

Schedule of Cost of Merchandise Sold
FIFO Method
Prepaid Cell Phones
Date	Purchases Quantity	Purchases Unit Cost	Purchases Total Cost	Cost of Merchandise Sold Quantity	Cost of Merchandise Sold Unit Cost	Cost of Merchandise Sold Total Cost	Inventory Quantity	Inventory Unit Cost	Inventory Total Cost
May 1								$	$
May 10		$	$

May 12					$	$

May 14

May 20

May 31

May 31	Balances					$			$

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