Cub Company, a calendar-year entity, had 3,100 geothermal heating pumps in its beginning inventory for 20X1. On December 31, 20X0, the heating pumps had been adjusted down to $900 per unit from an actual cost of $1,000 per unit. It was the lower of cost or market. Cub purchased no additional units during 20X1. The following additional information is provided for 20X1:

Quarter	Date	Inventory (units)			Unit Market Value
1	March 31, 20X1		1,770		$	885
2	June 30, 20X1		1,480			930
3	September 30, 20X1		1,340			840
4	December 31, 20X1		990			870

Required:

Please respond to the following two independent scenarios as requested.

a.	Case 1: The company does not have sufficient experience with the seasonal market for geothermal pumps and assumes that any reductions in market value during the year will be permanent.

(1)	Determine the cost of goods sold for each quarter.

(2)	Verify the total cost of goods sold by computing annual cost of goods sold on a lower-of-cost-or-market basis.

b.	Case 2: The company has prior experience with the seasonal market for geothermal pumps and expects that any reductions in market value during the year will be only temporary and will recover by year-end.

(1)	Determine the cost of goods sold for each quarter.

(2)	Verify the total cost of goods sold by computing annual cost of goods sold on a lower-of-cost-or-market basis.