these odel b. Purchased merchandise and the seller paid the transportation costs. c. Sold merchandise and paid the transportation costs. d. Purchased merchandise and paid the transportation costs. Exercise 4-7A Determining the cost of inventory Required For each of the following cases determine the ending balance in the inventory account. (Hint: First, determine the total cost of inventory available for sale. Next, subtract the cost of the inventory sold to arrive at the ending balance.) a. Jill's Dress Shop had a beginning balance in its inventory account of $40,000. During the account- ing period, Jill's purchased $75,000 of inventory, returned $5,000 of inventory, and obtained $750 of purchases discounts. Jill's incurred $1,000 of transportation-in cost and $600 of transportation- out cost. Salaries of sales personnel amounted to $31,000. Administrative expenses amounted to $35,600. Cost of goods sold amounted to $82,300. b. Ken's Bait Shop had a beginning balance in its inventory account of $8,000. During the accounting period, Ken's purchased $36,900 of inventory, obtained $1.200 of purchases allowances, and received $360 of purchases discounts. Sales discounts amounted to $640. Ken's incurred $900 of transportation-in cost and $260 of transportation-out cost. Selling and administrative cost amounted to $12,300. Cost of goods sold amounted to $33,900.. LO 4-2, 4-3, 4-4