Problem 9 (20 point) Muse Company uses the periodic inventory method and had the following inventory information available: 1/1 Beginning Inventory 1/20 Purchase 7/25 Purchase 10/20 Purchase Units 400 Unit Cost Total Cost $6 $2,400 600 $7 4,200 800 $8 6,400 500 2.300 $10 5.000 $18.000 A physical count of inventory on December 31 revealed that there were 600 units on hand. Instructions Answer the following independent questions and show computations supporting your answers. 1. Assume that the company uses the FIFO method. The value of the ending inventory at December 31 is $ 2. Assume that the company uses the Average-Cost method. The value of the ending inventory on December 31 is $ 3. Assume that the company uses the LIFO method. The value of the ending inventory on December 31 is $ 4. Determine the difference in the amount of income that the company would have reported if it had used the FIFO method instead of the LIFO method. Would income have been greater or less and by how much?