artinez Company's ending inventory includes the following items. Product Units Cost per Unit Market per Unit Helmets 25 $ 53 $ 57 Bats 18 81 75 Shoes 39 98 94 Uniforms 43 39 39 Compute the lower of cost or market for ending inventory applied separately to each product

Product          Units          Cost per Unit         Market per Unit

Helmets         25                   $53                         $57

Bats                18                    $81                         $75

Shoes             39                   $98                        $94

Uniforms        43                   $39                         $39

when the lower of cost or market rule is used to determine the ending inventory, you must choose the which is lower, the purchase cost or the market value (reposition cost). In this case, the purchase cost is lower for helmets and uniforms, but the market cost is lower for bats and shoes.

ending inventory:

Product          Units              LCM                Total

Helmets         25                   $53                 $1,325                

Bats                18                    $75                 $1,350

Shoes             39                   $94                 $3,666

Uniforms        43                   $39                 $1,677

Total                                                              $8,018

a) both were commissioned explorers

answer; only identify and interpret trends in the marketplace;