The management of Felipe Inc. is reevaluating the appropriateness of using its present inventory cost flow method, which is average-cost. The company requests your help in determining the results of operations for 2019 if either the FIFO or the LIFO method had been used. For 2019, the accounting records show these data: Inventories Beginning (7,000 units) Ending (17,000 units) $14,000 Purchases and Sales Total net sales (180,000 units) Total cost of goods purchased (190,000 units) $747,000 466,000 Purchases were made quarterly as follows. Quarter Unit Cost $2.20 2.35 Units 50,000 40,000 40,000 60,000 190,000 Total Cost $110,000 94,000 100,000 162,000 $466,000 2.50 2.70 Operating expenses were $130,000, and the company's income tax rate is 40%. Instructions (a) Prepare comparative condensed income statements for 2019 under FIFO and LIFO. (Show computations of ending inventory.) Gross Profit: FIFO $312,900 LIFO $303,000 Answer the following questions for management. 1. Which cost flow method (FIFO or LIFO) produces the more meaningful inventory amount for the balance sheet? Why? 2. Which cost flow method (FIFO or LIFO) produces the more meaningful net income? Why? 3. Which cost flow method (FIFO or LIFO) is more likely to approximate the actual physical flow of goods? Why? 4. How much more cash will be available for management under LIFO than under FIFO? Why