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Tehran Ltd.uses FIFO to cost its inventory.The following information is available for Tehran's inventory of product # 101:
-Assuming Tehran uses the perpetual inventory system, the entry to account for the March 1 purchase is
A)debit Inventory and credit Accounts Payable, $875.
B)debit Purchases and credit Accounts Payable, $875.
C)debit Accounts Payable and credit Purchases, $875.
D)debit Accounts Payable and credit Inventory, $875.

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Tehran Ltd.uses FIFO to cost its inventory.The following information is available for Tehran's inventory of product # 101: 
-Assuming Tehran uses the perpetual inventory system, the entry to account for the March 1 purchase is
A)debit Inventory and credit Accounts Payable, $875. 
B)debit Purchases and credit Accounts Payable, $875. 
C)debit Accounts Payable and credit Purchases, $875. 
D)debit Accounts Payable and credit Inventory, $875.

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According to the FIFO method, the first units purchased are the first ones sold or transferred out of inventory. Therefore, the March 1 purchase would be added to the inventory balance at its cost of $875, so the entry would be to debit Inventory and credit Accounts Payable.

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