Question - Perpetual Inventory Using FIFO
Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for portable DVD players are as follows:
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June 1
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Inventory
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58 units @ $51
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6
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Sale
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48 units
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14
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Purchase
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24 units @ $55
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19
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Sale
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15 units
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25
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Sale
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9 units
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30
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Purchase
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33 units @ $58
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The business maintains a perpetual inventory system, costing by the first-in, first-out method.
Determine the cost of the merchandise sold for each sale and the inventory balance after each sale, presenting the data in the form illustrated below. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.
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.