Michael is designing a backyard garden. He would like the length of the garden to be 3 feet longer than the width. The area of Michael’s garden is given by x2 + 3x, where x represents the width of the garden. The binomial x + 3 is a factor of the polynomial.

2. using calculations based on a perpetual inventory system, determine the inventory balance altira would report in its august 31, 2021, balance sheet and the cost of goods sold it would report in its august 2021 income statement using the average cost method. (round "average cost per unit" to 2 decimal places.)