Your company completed the following merchandise transactions during year 6: 1. On January 1, Year 6, your company had merchandise which cost $18,000 and had a net realizable value of $17,900. 2. Purchased $23,000 of merchandise for cash 3. Sold $19,000 of the merchandise for $36,400 on account. 4. Purchased $10,000 of merchandise on account, terms 2/10, n/30. 5. Paid for the merchandise in #3 on the eighth day after the purchase. 6. There were other purchases and sales throughout the year, but you do not need to record them, so no entry here. 7. Ended the year with merchandise which cost $26,000 (according to your calculations) and had a net realizable value of $25,400. INSTRUCTIONS: a. Prepare the entries for the transactions above assuming a Periodic inventory system, the allowance method for LCNRV, and the net method for purchase discounts. b. Prepare the entries for the transactions above assuming a Perpetual inventory system, the direct inventory reduction method for LCNRV, and the gross method for purchase discounts