Question 11 --/1 View Policies   Current Attempt in Progress       In its first month of operation, Tamarisk, Inc. purchased 190 units of inventory for $4, then 290 units for $5, and finally 230 units for $6. At the end of the month, 270 units remained.Compute the amount of phantom profit that would result if the company used FIFO rather than LIFO. Phantom profit   $enter a phantom profit in dollars

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In its first month of operation, Tamarisk, Inc. purchased 190 units of inventory for $4, then 290 units for $5, and finally 230 units for $6. At the end of the month, 270 units remained.

Compute the amount of phantom profit that would result if the company used FIFO rather than LIFO.

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  $enter a phantom profit in dollars 
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