Refer to the financial statements of The Home Depot in Appendix A$.($Note: Fiscal $2021$ for The Home Depot ran from February $1,2021$ to January $30,2022.$ As with many retail companies, The Home Depot labels the period $$Fiscal $2021$ even though it ends in the $2022$ calendar year. The label $$Fiscal $2021$ is appropriate because Fiscal $2021$ includes $11$ months from the $2021$ calendar year. The Home Depot explains its choice of fiscal period in Note $1$ to its financial statements.$)$ How much inventory does the company hold on January $30,2022?$ Does this represent an increase or decrease in comparison to the prior year?