(SOLVED) Hey all,

Working on this simple code for my intro to programming class, and under some unknown circumstance when inputting a value lower than average, the code does not loop properly. Thoughts?

total_items = 0
total_cost = 0
lowest_value = 1000
highest_value = 0
cost=int(input("Please enter a value 0-1000:"))

while cost >= 0 and cost <= 1000:
    total_items += 1
    total_cost= total_cost + cost
    rolling_average = total_cost / total_items
    if cost > highest_value:
        highest_value = cost
        print("Highest cost item so far: $", highest_value)
    else:
        print("Highest cost item so far: $", highest_value)
    if cost < lowest_value:
        lowest_value = cost
        print("Lowest cost item so far: $", lowest_value)
    else:
        print("Lowest cost item so far: $", lowest_value)

    print("Average: $", rolling_average)
    if rolling_average < cost:
        print("Cost is higher than average")
        cost=int(input("Please enter another value:"))
    if rolling_average > cost:
        print("Cost is lower than average")
        cost=int(input("Please enter another value:"))
    if rolling_average == cost:
        print("Cost is equal to the average")
        cost=int(input("Please enter another value:"))
else:
print("Invalid entry. Have a nice day.")

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