The Bravo Company manufactures a single product. On December 31, 2012 Bravo adopted the dollar-value, LIFO inventory method. The inventory on that date using the dollar-value LIFO inventory method was determined to be $500,000. Inventory data for succeeding years are as follows: Year Inventory at Year End Prices Base Year 2012 2012 500,000 1.00; 2013 527,000 1.08; 2014 635,000 1.15; 2015 645,000 1.21. Compute the inventory amount at December 31, 2013, 2014, and 2015 using the dollar value LIFO inventory method for each year. Round all amounts to the nearest dollar
Inventory at the end of December, 2013 = $487,963
Inventory at the end of December, 2014 = $561,806
Inventory at the end of December, 2015 = $539,822
Workings
Year |
Ending inventory |
Price Index |
Base year price |
Change |
2012 |
$500,000 |
1.00 |
$500,000 |
0 |
2013 |
$527,000 |
1.08 |
$487,963 |
($12,037) |
2014 |
$635,000 |
1.15 |
$552,174 |
$64,211 |
2015 |
$645,000 |
1.21 |
$533,058 |
($19,166) |
Inventory at the end of December, 2013
$487,963 @ 1.00 = $487,963
Inventory at the end of December, 2014
$487,963 @ 1.00 = $487,963
$64,211 @ 1.15 = $73,842.65
$487,963 + $73,842.65 = $561,806
Inventory at the end of December, 2015
$487,963 @ 1.00 = $487,963
0 @ 1.08 = 0
$45,095 @ 1.15 = $51,859.25
0 @ 1.21 = 0
$487,963 + $51,859.25 =$539,822
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