In: Accounting
Dollar-Value LIFO Retail
Johns Company adopts the dollar-value LIFO retail inventory method on January 1, 2016. The following information for 2016 is obtained from Johns' records:
| Cost | Retail | |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory, January 1, 2016 | $20,000 | $29,000 | 
| Purchases | 60,000 | 92,000 | 
| Net additional markups | — | 1,000 | 
| Net markdowns | — | 3,000 | 
| Sales | — | 75,000 | 
The price index on January 1, 2016, was 100, and on December 31, 2016, it was 110.
Required:
Compute the cost of the inventory on December 31, 2016. Round the cost-to-retail ratio to three decimal places.
| JOHNS COMPANY | ||
| Calculation of cost of inventory using Dollar-Value LIFO | ||
| December 31, 2016 | ||
| Cost | Retail | |
| Beginning inventory | $20,000 | $29,000 | 
| Purchases | 60,000 | $92,000 | 
| Add: Markups (net) | 1,000 | |
| Less: Markdowns (net) | (3000) | |
| $90,000 | ||
| Goods available for sale | $80,000 | $119,000 | 
| Less: Sales | 75,000 | |
| Ending inventory at retail | $44,000 | |
| Ending inventory at cost | $ ? | |
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 OHNS COMPANY  | 
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 Calculation of cost of inventory using Dollar-Value LIFO  | 
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 December 31, 2016  | 
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 Cost  | 
 Retail  | 
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 Beginning inventory  | 
 $20,000  | 
 $29,000  | 
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 Purchases  | 
 60,000  | 
 $92,000  | 
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 Add: Markups (net)  | 
 1,000  | 
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 Less: Markdowns (net)  | 
 (3000)  | 
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 $90,000  | 
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 Goods available for sale  | 
 $80,000  | 
 $119,000  | 
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 Less: Sales  | 
 75,000  | 
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 Ending inventory at retail  | 
 $44,000  | 
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 Ending inventory at cost  | 
 $ 28,067 [see Step 3 below]  | 
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 Step 1  | 
 Step 2  | 
 Step 3  | 
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 Ending Inventory at Year end retail prices  | 
 Ending Inventory at Year end BASE YEAR retail prices  | 
 Inventory Layer at base year retail prices  | 
 Inventory Layers converted to cost  | 
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 $44,000 [correctly calculated by you above]  | 
 $40,000  | 
 $29,000  | 
 $20,000  | 
 [29000 x 1.00 x 68.966%]  | 
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 [ 44000 / 1.1 ]  | 
 $11,000  | 
 $8,067  | 
 [11000 x 1.10 x 66.667%]  | 
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 Total ending Inventory at dollar value LIFO retail cost  | 
 $28,067  | 
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--Cost to Retail %
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 Cost  | 
 Retail  | 
 Cost to retail %  | 
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 Beginning Inventory  | 
 $20,000  | 
 $29,000  | 
 68.966%  | 
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 Net Purchases  | 
 $60,000  | 
 $92,000  | 
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 Net Mark ups  | 
 $1,000  | 
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 Net Mark downs  | 
 ($3,000)  | 
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 Purchases  | 
 $60,000  | 
 $90,000  | 
 66.667%  |