Almaden Hardware Store sells two product categories, tools and paint products. Information pertaining to its 2021 year-end inventory is as follows:Inventory, by Product Category Quantity Per Unit Net Realizable Value Cost Tools:Hammers 100 $4.80 $5.30 Saws 180 9.80 8.80 Screwdrivers 280 1.80 2.40 Paint products: 1-gallon cans 480 5.80 4.80 Paint brushes 100 3.80 4.30 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 inventory write-downs are common for Almaden, record any necessary year-end adjustment amount for each of the LCNRV applications in requirement 1.

Which of the following is likely not a benefit of requiring a grand jury to listen to and examine all of the evidence against a person suspected of committing a serious crime and then independently deciding whether or not to hand down an indictment? 1.the grand jury system provides the accused another safeguard against being sent to trial and facing conviction based on flawed evidence. 2.the members of the grand jury are drawn from the community and are empowered to render independent decisions about whether or not the government has collected enough evidence to bring an individual to trial. 3.the grand jury’s decision can provide prosecutors insight into what is necessary to build a sufficient case if a similar crime is presented later. 4.the grand jury is impaneled to rubber-stamp prosecutors’ cases, which makes it possible for more cases to reach trial.