Est co. recorded the following inventory information during the month of february: units unit cost total cost units on hand balance on 2/1 800 $2 $1,600 800 purchased on 2/8 1,000 $3 $3,000 1,800 sold on 2/14 1,500 300 purchased on 2/17 2,000 $1 $2,000 2,300 sold on 2/23 1,600 700 purchased on 2/28 800 $4 $3,200 1,500 west uses the lifo method to cost inventory. what amount should west report as inventory at the end of february under each of the following methods of recording inventory

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?