Oriole Company adopted the dollar-value LIFO method of inventory
valuation on December 31, 2019. Its inventory at that date was
$1105000 and the relevant price index was 100. Information
regarding inventory for subsequent years is as follows:
Date | Inventory at Current Prices |
Current Price Index |
||||
December 31, 2020 | $1274000 | 107 | ||||
December 31, 2021 | 1448000 | 125 | ||||
December 31, 2022 | 1620000 | 130 |
What is the cost of the ending inventory at December 31, 2021 under
dollar-value LIFO?
Answer:
December 2020
Inventory at base price:
= 12,74,000/107
= 11,90,654
Increase in the inventory:
= 11,90,654 - 1105000
= 85,654
Inventory:
1105000 + (85,654)1.07
= 11,96,649.78
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December 2021
Inventory at base price:
=14,48,000/125
=11,58,400
Decrease in inventory:
= 11,90,654 - 11,58,400
= 32,254
Inventory:
= 1105000 + (85,654 - 32,254)1.07
= 11,05,000+57,138
= 11,62,138
Therefore,cost of the ending inventory at December 31,
2021 $ 11,62,138 under dollar vaue LIFO.
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