1. Prepare a multiple-step income statement. In the Other income and expenses section only, enter amounts that represent other expenses as negative numbers using a minus sign\.\* 2. Prepare a retained earnings statement. Negative amount should be indicated by the minus sign\.\* 3. Prepare a balance sheet, assuming that the current portion of the note payable is $42,000\.\* 4. Briefly explain (a) how multiple-step and single-step income statements differ and (b) how report-form and account-form balance sheets differ.

Inventory by three methods; cost of goods sold the units of an item available for sale during the year were as follows: jan. 1 inventory 20 units at $1,800 may 15 purchase 31 units at $1,950 aug. 7 purchase 13 units at $2,040 nov. 20 purchase 16 units at $2,100 there are 18 units of the item in the physical inventory at december 31. determine the cost of ending inventory and the cost of goods sold by three methods, presenting your answers in the following form: round your final answers to the nearest dollar. cost inventory method ending inventory cost of goods sold a. first-in, first-out method $ $ b. last-in, first-out method $ $ c. weighted average cost method $ $