Blue spruce corp. just began business and made the following four inventory purchases in june: june 1 174 units $1210 june 10 232 units 1810 june 15 232 units 1950 june 28 174 units 1530 $6500 a physical count of merchandise inventory on june 30 reveals that there are 240 units on hand. using the lifo inventory method, the value of the ending inventory on june 30 is:

Which of the following best explains why large companies pay less for goods from wholesalers? a. large companies are able to pay for the goods they purchase in cash. b. large companies are able to increase the efficiency of wholesale production. c. large companies can buy all or most of a wholesaler's stock. d. large companies have better-paid employees who are better negotiators.