Instructions Nelson Company bought inventory for $56,000 on terms of 2/15, n/60. It pays for the first $42,000 of inventory purchased within the discount period and pays for the remaining $14,000 two months later. 1. Prepare the journal entries to record the purchase and the payment under both the (a) gross price and (b) net price methods. Assume that Nelson uses the periodic inventory system. 2. Next Level Which of the two methods yields a conceptually preferable valuation of inventory?