Robyn's Retail had 500 units of inventory on hand at the end of the year. These were recorded at a cost of $19 each using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method. The current replacement cost is $17 per unit. The selling price charged by Robyn's Retail for each finished product is $27. In order to record the adjusting entry needed under the lower-of-cost-or-market rule, the Merchandise Inventory will be ________.

Group of answer choices

A. debited by $8,500

B. credited by $8,500

C. debited by $1,000

D. credited by $1,000