Question $2$

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If a company has three lots of products for sale, purchase $1($earliest$)$ for $$17,$ purchase $2($middle$)$ for $$15,$ purchase $3($latest$)$ for $$12,$ which of the following statements is true?

This is an inflationary cost pattern.

This is a deflationary cost pattern.

The next purchase will cost less than $$12.$

None of these statements can be verified.