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Requirement 1. Prepare a perpetual inventory record, using the FIFO inventory costing method, and determine the company's cost of goods sold, ending merchandise inventory, and gross profit.

Begin by computing the cost of goods sold and cost of ending merchandise inventory using the FIFO inventory costing method. Enter the transactions in chronological order, calculating new inventory on hand balances after each transaction. Once all of the transactions have been entered into the perpetual record, calculate the quantity and total cost of merchandise inventory purchased, sold, and on hand at the end of the period. (Enter the oldest inventory layers first.)

	Purchases			Cost of Goods Sold			Inventory on Hand
		Unit	Total		Unit	Total		Unit	Total
Date	Quantity	Cost	Cost	Quantity	Cost	Cost	Quantity	Cost	Cost
Jan. 1							65	59	3835
5	145	80	11600				65	59	3835
							145	80
13				160	96	15360
18	170	90	15300
26				175	110	19250
Totals

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