Question

1. Lower-of-Cost-or-Market Inventory

On the basis of the following data, determine the value of the inventory at the lower of cost or market. Assemble the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 9.

Inventory Item	Inventory Quantity	Cost per Unit	Market Value per Unit (Net Realizable Value)
Birch	43	$244	$231
Cypress	15	68	58
Mountain Ash	37	230	245
Spruce	49	151	170
Willow	43	113	111

Inventory at the Lower of Cost or Market
Inventory Item	Total Cost	Total Market	Total Lower of C or M
Birch	$	$	$
Cypress
Mountain Ash
Spruce
Willow
Total	$	$	$

2. Perpetual Inventory Using FIFO

Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for portable DVD players are as follows:

Apr. 1		Inventory	37 units @ $74
10		Sale	28 units
15		Purchase	19 units @ $77
20		Sale	13 units
24		Sale	11 units
30		Purchase	22 units @ $81

The business maintains a perpetual inventory system, costing by the first-in, first-out method.

Determine the cost of the merchandise sold for each sale and the inventory balance after each sale, presenting the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 3.

a. Under FIFO, if units are in inventory at two different costs, enter the units with the LOWER unit cost first in the Cost of Merchandise Sold Unit Cost column and in the Inventory Unit Cost column.

Cost of the Merchandise Sold Schedule
First-in, First-out Method
Portable DVD Players
Date	Quantity Purchased	Purchases Unit Cost	Purchases Total Cost	Quantity Cost of Merchandise Sold	Cost of Merchandise Sold Unit Cost	Cost of Merchandise Sold Total Cost	Inventory Quantity	Inventory Unit Cost	Inventory Total Cost
Apr. 1								$	$
Apr. 10					$	$
Apr. 15		$	$
Apr. 20
Apr. 24
Apr. 30
Apr. 30	Balances					$			$

b. Based upon the preceding data, would you expect the inventory to be higher or lower using the last-in, first-out method?

Answer 1

1	Inventory Item	Total Cost	Total Market	Total Lower of C or M
	Birch	$10,492	$9,933	$9,933
	Cypress	$1,020	$870	$870
	Mountain Ash	$8,510	$9,065	$8,510
	Spruce	$7,399	$8,330	$7,399
	Willow	$4,859	$4,773	$4,773
	Total	$32,280	$32,971	$31,485
2 a.	FIFO -
		Purchases			Cost of Merchandise Sold			Inventory Balance
		Quantity	Unit Cost	Total Cost	Quantity	Unit Cost	Total Cost	Quantity	Unit Cost	Total Cost
	Beginning Inventory - Apr 1				-			37	$74	$2,738
	Sale - Apr 10				28	$74	$2,072	9	$74	$666
	Purchase - Apr 15	19	$77	$1,463				9	$74	$666
								19	$77	$1,463
	Sale - Apr 20				9	$74	$666	-	-	-
					4	$77	$308	15	$77	$1,155
	Sale - Apr 24				11	$77	$847	4	$77	$308
	Purchase - Apr 30	22	$81	$1,782				4	$77	$308
								22	$81	$1,782
		41		$3,245	52		$3,893	26		$2,090
2 b.	lower