Blossom Company uses the lower-of-cost-or-market basis for its
inventory. The following data are available at December
31.
Units |
Cost |
Market |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cameras | ||||||
Minolta | 5 | $161 | $159 | |||
Canon | 8 | 131 | 160 | |||
Light Meters | ||||||
Vivitar | 12 | 120 | 106 | |||
Kodak | 9 | 112 | 145 |
What amount should be reported on Blossom Company’s financial
statements, assuming the lower-of-cost-or-market rule is
applied?
Total | $enter a total amount in dollars |
Units | Cost per Unit | market per unit | cost of inventory | market value of inventory | item wise | category wise | whole wise | ||
Cameras | |||||||||
Minolta | 5 | 161 | 159 | 805 | 795 | 795 | |||
Canon | 8 | 131 | 160 | 1048 | 1280 | 1048 | |||
1853 | 2075 | 1843 | 1853 | ||||||
Light Meters | |||||||||
Vuvitar | 12 | 120 | 106 | 1440 | 1272 | 1272 | |||
Kodak | 9 | 112 | 145 | 1008 | 1305 | 1008 | |||
2448 | 2577 | 2280 | 2448 | ||||||
Grand total | 4301 | 4652 | 4123 | 4301 | 4301 |
In item wise each sub product is considered. e.g. for Minolta cost is 805 and market value is 795 lower of both selected is 795. final answer is 4123.
In category wise total cost of both sub products is compared. final answer is 4301.
In whole wise cameras and light meters is compared and final answer is 4301
Company may use any of the above method as feasible.
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