Jessica Porter works in both the jewelry department and the cosmetics department of a retail store. She assists customers in both departments and arranges and stocks merchandise in both departments. The store allocates her $11,900 annual wages between the two departments based on the time worked in the two departments in each two-week pay period. On average, Jessica reports the following hours and activities spent in the two departments. Selling in jewelry department 51.0 hours
Arranging and stocking merchandise in jewelry department 6.0 hours
Selling in hosiery department 12.0 hours
Arranging and stocking merchandise in hosiery department 7.0 hours
Idle time spent waiting for a customer to enter one of the selling departments 4.0 hours

Required:
Allocate Porter's annual wages between the two departments.

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 accounting 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.a& b. cost of goods avaliable for sale? ending inventory?