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Identify the inventory costing method (SI, FIFO, LIFO, or WA) best described by each of the following separate statements. Assume a period of increasing costs. 1. Inventory on the balance sheet approximates its current cost. 2. Precisely matches the costs of items with the revenues they generate. 3. Cost of goods sold approximates its current cost. 4. Better matches current costs with revenues. 5. Tends to smooth out the erratic changes in costs