Current Attempt in Progress Grother Company uses the periodic inventory method and had the following inventory information available: Units Unit Cost Total Cost 1/1 Beginning Inventory 100 $4 $400 1/20 Purchase 500 $5 2,500 7/25 Purchase 100 $7 700 10/20 Purchase 300 $8 2,400 1,000 $6,000 A physical count of inventory on December 31 revealed that there were 350 units on hand. A physical count of inventory on December 31 revealed that there were 350 units on hand. Answer the following independent questions. 1. 2. 3. 4. (a) Assume that the company uses the FIFO method. The value of the ending inventory at December 31 is Assume that the company uses the average-cost method. The value of the ending inventory on December 31 is Assume that the company uses the LIFO method. The value of the ending inventory on December 31 is Determine the difference in the amount of income that the company would have reported if it had used the FIFO method instead of the LIFO method 4. (b) Would income have been greater or less?