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Perpetual Inventory Using LIFO Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for prepaid cell phones for May are as follows: Inventory Purchases Sales May 1 1,800 units at $39 May 10 900 units at $41 May 12 1,260 units 20 810 units at $43 14 1,080 units 31 540 units a. Assuming that the perpetual inventory system is used, costing by the UFO 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 loro, 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 Cost of Cost of Merchandise Merchandise Sold Sold Unit Cost Total Cost Purchases Purchases Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Sold Inventory Inventory Inventory Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Quantity Date Purchased May 1 May 10 May 12 899 May 14 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 Cost of Cost of Merchandise Merchandise Sold Sold Unit Cost Total Cost Purchases Purchases Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Sold Inventory Inventory Inventory Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Quantity Date Purchased May 1 May 10 May 12 May 14 May 20 1011 May 31 o I May 31 Balances b. Based upon the preceding data, would you expect the inventory to be higher or lower using the first in, first-out method

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