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Dollar-Value LIFO
Belstock Company manufactures one product. On December 31, 2015, Belstock adopted the dollar-value LIFO inventory method. The inventory on that date using the dollar-value LIFO inventory method was $200,000. Inventory data for succeeding years are as follows:
| Year | Inventory at Respective Year-End Prices  | 
Price Index (Base Year 2015)  | 
| 2016 | $231,000 | 1.05 | 
| 2017 | 299,000 | 1.15 | 
| 2018 | 300,000 | 1.20 | 
Required:
Compute the ending inventory using the dollar-value LIFO method for 2016, 2017, and 2018. Do not round your intermediate calculations. If required, round your answers to the nearest dollar.
| 1. | December 31, 2016 | $ 221,000 | 
| 2. | December 31, 2017 | $ 267,000 | 
| 3. | December 31, 2018 | $ | 
| 2016 | ||
| Adjusted 2016 inventory to 2015 base year price (231000/1.05) | 220000 | |
| Value of 2015 inventory | 200000 | |
| LIFO Layer (220000-200000) | 20000 | |
| Value of 2015 inventory | 200000*1 | 200000 | 
| Add: LIFO Layer | 20000*1.05 | 21000 | 
| Ending Inventory at 2016 | 221000 | |
| 2017 | ||
| Adjusted 2017 inventory to 2015 base year price (299000/1.15) | 260000 | |
| Adjusted 2016 inventory to 2015 base year price (231000/1.05) | 220000 | |
| LIFO Layer (260000-220000) | 40000 | |
| Value of 2015 inventory | 200000*1 | 200000 | 
| Add: LIFO Layer 2016 | 20000*1.05 | 21000 | 
| Add: LIFO Layer 2017 | 40000*1.15 | 46000 | 
| Ending Inventory at 2017 | 67000 | |
| 2018 | ||
| Adjusted 2018 inventory to 2015 base year price (300000/1.20) | 250000 | |
| Adjusted 2017 inventory to 2015 base year price (299000/1.15) | 260000 | |
| LIFO Layer (250000-260000) | -10000 | |
| Value of 2015 inventory | 200000*1 | 200000 | 
| Add: LIFO Layer 2016 | 20000*1.05 | 21000 | 
| Add: LIFO Layer 2017 (40000-10000) | 30000*1.15 | 34500 | 
| Ending Inventory at 2018 | 255500 | |