Problem # 2 (LCNRV-Journal Entries) Yousuf Company began operations in 2017 and determined its ending inventory at cost and at lower-of-cost-or-market at December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2018. This information is presented below 2/31/17 12/31/18 Cost $ 865,000 1,025,000 Lower-of-Cost-or-Market $817,500 987,500 Instructions: 4) Prepare the journal entries required at December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2018, assuming that the inventory is recorded at market, and that a perpetual inventory system (direct method) is used. b) Prepare journal entries required at December 31,2017, and December 31, 2018, assuming that the inventory is recorded at cost and an allowance account is adjusted at each year-end under a perpetual system. Which of the two methods above provides the higher net income in each year? e