In: Accounting
Perpetual Inventory Using LIFO
Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales for Item 88-HX are as follows:
| Mar. 1 | Inventory | 88 units @ $21 | |
| 8 | Sale | 70 units | |
| 15 | Purchase | 98 units @ $23 | |
| 27 | Sale | 82 units | 
Assuming a perpetual inventory system and using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method, determine (a) the cost of goods sold on Mar. 27 and (b) the inventory on Mar. 31.
| a. Cost of goods sold on Mar. 27 | $ | 
| b. Inventory on Mar. 31 | $ |