Almaden hardware store sells two product categories, tools and paint products. information pertaining to its 2018 year-end inventory is as follows: inventory, by product category quantity per unit cost net realizable value tools: hammers 120 $ 4.30 $ 4.80 saws 130 9.30 8.30 screwdrivers 230 1.30 1.90 paint products: 1-gallon cans 430 5.30 4.30 paint brushes 120 3.30 3.80 required: 1. determine the carrying value of inventory at year-end, assuming the lower of cost or net realizable value (lcnrv) rule is applied to (a) individual products, (b) product categories, and (c) total inventory. 2. assuming that the company reports an inventory write-down as a line item in the income statement, for each of the lcnrv applications determine the amount of the loss.

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