Perpetual Inventory Using LIFO

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

Inventory		Purchases		Sales
May 1	3,000 units at $33	May 10	1,500 units at $35	May 12	2,100 units
		20	1,350 units at $37	14	1,800 units
				31	900 units

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a. Assuming that the perpetual inventory system is used, costing by the LIFO 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 4. Under LIFO, if units are in inventory at two different costs, enter the units with the HIGHER unit cost first in the Cost of Merchandise Sold Unit Cost column and LOWER unit cost first in the Inventory Unit Cost column.

Schedule of Cost of Merchandise Sold LIFO Method Prepaid Cell Phones

Date	Quantity Purchased	Purchases Unit Cost	Purchases Total Cost	Quantity Sold	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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b. Based upon the preceding data, would you expect the inventory to be higher or lower using the first-in, first-out method?

HigherLower Higher