The board of directors of Ichiro Corporation is considering whether or not it should instruct the accounting department to shift from a first$-$in$,$ first$-$out $($FIFO$)$ basis of pricing inventories to a last$-$in$,$ first$-$out $($LIFO$)$ basis. The following information is available.

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