Use the following information for questions 9 and 10.
Baker Company, which uses the LIFO Retail method to determine inventory cost, and has provided the following information for 2019:
Inventory (1/1/19)……………………… (Cost $94,000)
Net purchases……………………………(Cost $378,000)
Net purchases……………………………(Retail $562,000)
Inventory (1/1/19)……………………….(Retail $140,000)
Net markups…………………………….. $68,000
Net markdowns…………………………… $30,000
Net sales……………………………………. $530,000
Assuming stable prices (no change in the price index during 2019), what is the cost of Baker's inventory at December 31, 2019?
Answer -
Calculation of the cost of Baker's inventory at December 31, 2019
Explanation | At Cost ($) | At Retail ($) | Ratio | |
Inventory, January 1, 2019 | Given in question | 94000 | 140000 | - |
Add: Net purchases | Given in question | 378000 | 562000 | - |
Add: Net markups | Given in question | - | 68000 | - |
Less: Net markdowns | Given in question | - | (30000) | - |
Total (excluding beginning inventory) | - | 378000 | 600000 | 63% |
Total (including beginning inventory) | - | 472000 | 740000 | - |
Less: Net sales | Given in question | - | (530000) | - |
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Inventory, Dec. 31, 2019, at retail |
$740000 - $530000 | - | 210000 | - |
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Ending inventory | Calculated above | - | 210000 | - |
Beginning inventory | Given in question | 94000 | (140000) | - |
Increment | $210000 - $140000 | - | 70000 | - |
Increment at cost | $70000 * 63% | 44100 | - | - |
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Ending inventory at LIFO cost |
$94000 + $44100 | 138100 | - | - |
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