Part II: Wexler Wholesalers has an extensive line of sought after books, which has led to amassing an efficient distribution system to retailers. The following activities occurred during the first six months of 2020 with respect to its inventory:

1. Jan. 3, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers purchased 1,000 books from Jolly Publishers for $28 per book, terms 2/10,n30.

2. Jan. 7, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers returned 20 of the books purchased in transaction #1 for full credit.

3. Jan. 9, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers paid Jolly Publishers in full.

4. Feb. 1, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers purchased 1,200 books from Simon and Schuster for $34 each, terms 1/15,n30.

5. Feb. 2, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers phoned Simon and Schuster after receiving the order in transaction #4. The issue is the books were water damaged from sitting on a loading dock in the rain. Simon and Schuster offered Wexler Wholesalers a 75% allowance on the damaged books. Wexler Wholesalers accepted the offer.

6. Feb. 3, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers paid Simon and Schuster in full.

7. Feb. 27, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers sold inventory to Juniper Reading Nook costing $28 with a sales price of $60 each. A total of 180 books were sold, terms 3/15,n45.

8. Mar. 5, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers received payment from Juniper Retailers.

9. Jun. 3, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers sold 400 books to Read It Again Sam. The cost was $17 per book with a selling price of $55 each, terms 2/10,n30.

10. Jun. 8, 2020: Read It Again Sam returned 30 books to Wexler Wholesalers for full credit.

11. Jun. 9, 2020: Wexler Wholesalers received payment in full from Read It Again Sam.

12. Jun. 30, 2020: After being lost in the mail for months, Wexler Wholesalers received and paid $175 shipping costs associated with purchases from Simon and Schuster. Wexler Wholesalers is responsible for paying the shipping costs.

Part B: Prepare the income statement for Wexler Wholesalers for the first six months of the year through gross margin (gross profit). Part C: Wexler Wholesalers had opening inventory on January 1, 2020 of $11,500. What is the ending inventory as of June 30, 2020?