Question: Perpetual inventory using FIFO Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for DVD players are as follows: Date Line Item Description Units and Cost Nov. 1
Perpetual inventory using FIFO
Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for DVD players are as follows:
| Date | Line Item Description | Units and Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1 | Inventory | 54 units at $57 |
| 10 | Sale | 38 units |
| 15 | Purchase | 26 units at $60 |
| 20 | Sale | 21 units |
| 24 | Sale | 13 units |
| 30 | Purchase | 40 units at $64 |
The business maintains a perpetual inventory system, costing by the first-in, first-out method.
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a. 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.
| Date | Quantity Purchased | Purchases Unit Cost | Purchases Total Cost | Quantity Sold | Cost of Goods Sold Unit Cost | Cost of Goods Sold Total Cost | Inventory Quantity | Inventory Unit Cost | Inventory Total Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 1 | ||||||
| Nov. 10 | Nov. 10 | Nov. 10 | Nov. 10 | Nov. 10 | Nov. 10 | Nov. 10 | |||
| Nov. 15 | Nov. 15 | Nov. 15 | Nov. 15 | Nov. 15 | Nov. 15 | Nov. 15 | |||
| fill in the blank 65090ff83046ff8_16 | fill in the blank 65090ff83046ff8_17 | fill in the blank 65090ff83046ff8_18 | |||||||
| Nov. 20 | Nov. 20 | Nov. 20 | Nov. 20 | Nov. 20 | Nov. 20 | Nov. 20 | |||
| fill in the blank 65090ff83046ff8_25 | fill in the blank 65090ff83046ff8_26 | fill in the blank 65090ff83046ff8_27 | |||||||
| Nov. 24 | Nov. 24 | Nov. 24 | Nov. 24 | Nov. 24 | Nov. 24 | Nov. 24 | |||
| Nov. 30 | Nov. 30 | Nov. 30 | Nov. 30 | Nov. 30 | Nov. 30 | Nov. 30 | |||
| fill in the blank 65090ff83046ff8_40 | fill in the blank 65090ff83046ff8_41 | fill in the blank 65090ff83046ff8_42 | |||||||
| Nov. 30 | Balances | Nov. 30 | Nov. 30 |
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Note that this exercise uses the perpetual inventory system. FIFO means that the first units purchased are assumed to be the first to be sold. Therefore, ending inventory is made up of the most recent purchases.
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b. Based upon the preceding data, would you expect the inventory to be higher or lower using the last-in, first-out method?
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Consider the cost of inventory when purchased and when sold. Remember FIFO reports higher gross profit, net income, and ending inventory than the LIFO method when costs (prices) are increasing.
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