Sandals Company is preparing the annual financial statements dated December 31. Ending inventory information about the four major items stocked for regular sale follows: |
Product Line |
Quantity on Hand |
Unit Cost When Acquire(FIFO) |
Market Value at Year-End |
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Air Flow | 30 | $ | 15 | $ | 17 | ||||
Blister Buster | 90 | 34 | 32 | ||||||
Coolonite | 32 | 70 | 65 | ||||||
Dudesly | 25 | 24 | 29 | ||||||
Required: |
1. |
Compute the amount that should be reported for the ending inventory using the LCM rule applied to each item. |
2. |
How will the write-down of inventory to lower of cost or market affect the company’s expenses reported for the year ended December 31? |
1) Compute the amount that should be reported for the ending inventory using the LCM rule applied to each item.
Cost | Market value | Value under LCM | |
Air flow | 450 | 510 | 450 |
Blister buster | 3060 | 2880 | 2880 |
Coolonite | 2240 | 2080 | 2080 |
Dudesly | 600 | 725 | 600 |
Total | 6350 | 6195 | 6010 |
2) Journal entry :
Date | accounts & explanation | debit | credit |
Loss due to decline in inventory (6350-6010) | 340 | ||
Allowance to reduce inventory to market | 340 | ||
(To record write down) |
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