Terando Co. began operations on July 1. It uses a perpetual inventory system. During July, the company had the following purchases and sales.

Purchases

Date

Units

Unit Cost

Sales Units

July1

July 6

5

$120

4

July 11

7

$136

July 14

3

July 21

8

$147

July 27

6

Instructions

(a) Determine the ending inventory under a perpetual inventory system using (1) FIFO, (2) moving average cost, and (3) LIFO.

(b) Which costing method produces the highest ending inventory valuation?