Shark Trade Mart has recently had lackluster sales. The rate of inventory turnover has dropped, and the merchandise is gathering dust. At the same time, competition has forced Shark's suppliers to lower the prices that Shark will pay when it replaces its inventory. It is now December 31, 2018, and the net realizable value of Shark's ending inventory is $92,000 below what the company actually paid for the goods, which was $270,000. Before any adjustments at the end of the period, the Cost of Goods Sold account has a balance of $750,000. Read the requirements. Requirement a. What accounting action should Shark take in this situation? average-oost mehod -to net Shark should apply the, t md realizable value | to account for inventories. The net realizable value of ending inventory is oqual lees than r1 Shark's actual cost, so Shark must write the inventory am out methad Requirement b. Give any journal entry required. (Record debits first, then credits. Exclude explanations from any journal entries. If no entry is required, select "No entry required" in the first cell in the "Accounts" column and leave all other cells blank.) Journal Entry Date Accounts Debit Credit Dec 31 Requirement c. At what amount should the company report Inventory on the balance sheet? Shark should report Inventory on the balance sheet at Requirement d. At what amount should the company report Cost of Goods Sold on the income statement? Shark should report Cost of Goods Sold on the income statement at Requirement e. Discuss the accounting principle or concept that is most relevant to this situation. average cost first in, first out. last in, first out he lower of cost or market Corastency Princ ple Discicsure Prinepe Vis the reason to account for inventory using V directs accountants to report inventory at the most realistic and transparent amount. Msteriaity Concept Materiality