In: Accounting
A physical inventory of Liverpool Company taken at December 31
reveals the following.
Per Unit | |||||||
Item | Units | Cost | Market | ||||
Car audio equipment | |||||||
Speakers | 346 | $ | 101 | $ | 109 | ||
Stereos | 261 | 122 | 112 | ||||
Amplifiers | 327 | 97 | 106 | ||||
Subwoofers | 205 | 63 | 53 | ||||
Security equipment | |||||||
Alarms | 481 | 161 | 151 | ||||
Locks | 292 | 104 | 94 | ||||
Cameras | 213 | 323 | 333 | ||||
Binocular equipment | |||||||
Tripods | 186 | 85 | 95 | ||||
Stabilizers | 171 | 106 | 116 | ||||
1. Calculate the lower of cost or market for the
inventory applied separately to each item.
2. If the market amount is less than the recorded
cost of the inventory, then record the LCM adjustment to the
Merchandise Inventory account.