On December $31$ of $2022,$ Tkaronto Corp. had $750$ units in inventory of its product, which cost $$15$ per unit to produce. During January $2023,$ the company produced $1000$ units at a cost of $$17$ per unit.

Assuming Tkaronto Corp. sold $1350$ units in January, what was the cost of goods sold for the month? Assume average cost method.

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Blank $1$: Average cost per unit $($please enter plain number $($without $$)$ rounded to $2$decimals$)$

Blank $2$: Cost of Goods Sold for January $2023($plain number rounded to full numbers $($no decimals$),$ no $$,$ no comma$)$

Blank $3$: Would you expect the Cost of Goods Sold to be higher, lower, or the same if calculated with the FIFO inventory method? $($format: Enter either "higher", "lower" or "same"$)$

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