! Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Givoly Inc. uses a periodic inventory system. At the end of the annual accounting period, December 31 of the current year, the accounting records provided the following information for product 2: Units Unit Cost $ 11 7,300 Inventory, December 31, prior year For the current year: Purchase, March 5 Purchase, September 19 Sale ($26 each) Sale $28 each) Operating expenses (excluding income tax expense) 9 5 19,300 10,300 8,300 16,300 $403,000 Required: 1. Prepare a separate income statement through pretax income that details cost of goods sold for (a) Case A: FIFO and (b) Case B: LIFO. (Loss amounts should be indicated with a minus sign.) GIVOLY INC. Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, current year Case A Case B FIFO LIFO Cost of goods sold: Goods available for sale Cost of goods sold Pretax income/loss 2. Compute the difference between the pretax income and the ending inventory amounts for the two cases. Comparison of Amounts Case A Case B FIFO LIFO Difference Pretax income Ending inventory 3. Which inventory costing method may be preferred for income tax purposes? Which inventory costing method may be preferred for income tax purposes