Forester Company has five products in its inventory. Information about the December 31, 2018, inventory follows.

Product		Quantity		Unit Cost				Unit Replacement Cost				Unit Selling Price
A		900		$	29			$	31			$	35
B		900			34				30				37
C		900			22				21				27
D		900			26				23				25
E		1,000			33				31				32

The cost to sell for each product consists of a 20 percent sales commission. The normal profit percentage for each product is 40 percent of the selling price. Required: 1. Determine the carrying value of inventory at December 31, 2018, assuming the lower of cost or market (LCM) rule is applied to individual products. 2a. Determine the carrying value of inventory at December 31, 2018, assuming the LCM rule is applied to the entire inventory. 2b. Assuming inventory write-downs are usual business practice for Forester, record any necessary year-end adjusting entry.