The beginning inventory at Continental Office Supplies and data on purchases and sales for a three month period are as follows Instructions 1 Record the inventory, purchases, and cost of merchandise sold data in a perpetual inventory record similar to the one illustrated in Exhibit 3, using the fir...

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The beginning inventory at Continental Office Supplies and data on purchases and sales for a three-month period

Question:

The beginning inventory at Continental Office Supplies and data on purchases and sales for a three-month period are as follows:

Date Jan. 1 7 20 30 Feb. 8 10 27 28 Mar. 5. 13 23 30 Transaction Inventory Purchase Sale Sale Sale Purchase

Instructions
1. Record the inventory, purchases, and cost of merchandise sold data in a perpetual inventory record similar to the one illustrated in Exhibit 3, using the first-in, first-out method.
2. Determine the total sales and the total cost of merchandise sold for the period. Journalize the entries in the sales and cost of merchandise sold accounts. Assume that all sales were on account.
3. Determine the gross profit from sales for the period.
4. Determine the ending inventory cost.

Exhibit 3:

Accounting Information and the EXHIBIT 3 Stakeholders of a Business Providing Information to Users 1