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Temporary Housing Services (THS) is considering a project that involves setting up a temporary housing facility in an area recently damaged by a cyclone. THS will lease space in this facility to various agencies and groups providing relief services to the area. THS estimates that this project will initially cost $6 million to set up and will generate $22 million in revenues during its first and only year of operation (paid in one year) . Operating expenses are expected to total $13 million during this year and depreciation expense will be another $4 million. THS will require no working capital for this investment. THS's marginal tax rate is 30%.
-Assume that THS's cost of capital for this project is 15%. The net present value (NPV) of this temporary housing project is closest to:

Calculate the ending inventory using FIFO under a perpetual inventory system.

Understand the treatment of goods in transit and consignment goods in inventory records.

Recognize the impact of overstated beginning inventory on cost of goods sold and net income.

Understand various methods of inventory valuation, their advantages, and application contexts.

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