Bcorp. has an employee benefit plan for compensated absences that gives each employee 10 paid vacation days and 10 paid sick days. both vacation and sick days can be carried over indefinitely. employees can elect to receive payment in lieu of vacation days; however, no payment is given for sick days not taken. at december 31, 2018, b's unadjusted balance of liability for compensated absences was $44,000. b estimated that there were 320 total vacation days and 160 sick days available at december 31, 2018. b's employees earn an average of $202 per day. in its december 31, 2018, balance sheet, what amount of liability for compensated absences is b required to report?

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?