You are a financial adviser with a client in the wholesale produce business that just completed its first year of operations. Due to weather conditions, the cost of acquiring produce to resell has escalated during the later part of this period. Your client, Raphaela Gonzalez, mentions that because her business sells perishable goods, she has striven to maintain a FIFO flow of goods. Although sales are good, the increasing cost of inventory has put the business in a tight cash position. Gonzalez has expressed concern regarding the ability of the business to meet income tax obligations.

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Prepare a memorandum that identifies, explains, and justifies the inventory method you recommend your client, Ms. Gonzalez, adopt.