In: Accounting
Whispering Company follows the practice of pricing its inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market, on an individual-item basis.
| 
 Item No.  | 
 Quantity  | 
 Cost per Unit  | 
 Cost to Replace  | 
 Estimated Selling Price  | 
 Cost of Completion and Disposal  | 
 Normal Profit  | 
||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
 1320  | 
1,800 | $3.55 | $3.33 | $5.00 | $0.39 | $1.39 | ||||||||||||
| 
 1333  | 
1,500 | 3.00 | 2.55 | 3.89 | 0.56 | 0.56 | ||||||||||||
| 
 1426  | 
1,400 | 5.00 | 4.11 | 5.55 | 0.44 | 1.11 | ||||||||||||
| 
 1437  | 
1,600 | 4.00 | 3.44 | 3.55 | 0.28 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
| 
 1510  | 
1,300 | 2.50 | 2.22 | 3.61 | 0.89 | 0.67 | ||||||||||||
| 
 1522  | 
1,100 | 3.33 | 3.00 | 4.22 | 0.44 | 0.56 | ||||||||||||
| 
 1573  | 
3,600 | 2.00 | 1.78 | 2.78 | 0.83 | 0.56 | ||||||||||||
| 
 1626  | 
1,600 | 5.22 | 5.77 | 6.66 | 0.56 | 1.11 | ||||||||||||
From the information above, determine the amount of Whispering
Company inventory.
| The amount of Whispering Company’s inventory | 
 $enter the dollar amount of Whispering Company's inventory  | 
| Item No. | Quantity | Cost per Unit | Cost to Replace | 
Estimated Selling Price (A)  | 
Cost of Completion and Disposal (B)  | 
NRV (A (-) B)  | 
| 1320 | 1,800 | 3.55 | 3.33 | 5 | 0.39 | 4.61 | 
| 1333 | 1,500 | 3 | 2.55 | 3.89 | 0.56 | 3.33 | 
| 1426 | 1,400 | 5 | 4.11 | 5.55 | 0.44 | 5.11 | 
| 1437 | 1,60 | 4 | 3.44 | 3.55 | 0.28 | 3.27 | 
| 1510 | 1,300 | 2.5 | 2.22 | 3.61 | 0.89 | 2.72 | 
| 1522 | 1,100 | 3.33 | 3 | 4.22 | 0.44 | 3.78 | 
| 1573 | 3,600 | 2 | 1.78 | 2.78 | 0.83 | 1.95 | 
| 1626 | 1,600 | 5.22 | 5.77 | 6.66 | 0.56 | 6.1 | 
| 
NRV C = (A (-) B)  | 
Normal Profit | 
NRV (-) Normal profit (D)  | 
Cost to Replace (E)  | 
Market Value (Mid of C , D and E )  | 
Lower of Cost or market Value (F)  | 
Quantity (G)  | 
Inventory value (F x G)  | 
| 4.61 | 1.39 | 3.22 | 3.33 | 3.33 | 3.33 | 1,800 | 5994 | 
| 3.33 | 0.56 | 2.77 | 2.55 | 2.77 | 2.77 | 1,500 | 4155 | 
| 5.11 | 1.11 | 4 | 4.11 | 4.11 | 4.11 | 1,400 | 5754 | 
| 3.27 | 1 | 2.27 | 3.44 | 3.27 | 3.27 | 1,600 | 5232 | 
| 2.72 | 0.67 | 2.05 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 1,300 | 2886 | 
| 3.78 | 0.56 | 3.22 | 3 | 3.22 | 3.22 | 1,100 | 3542 | 
| 1.95 | 0.56 | 1.39 | 1.78 | 1.78 | 1.78 | 3,600 | 6408 | 
| 6.1 | 1.11 | 4.99 | 5.77 | 5.77 | 5.22 | 1,600 | 8352 | 
| The amount of Whispering Company’s inventory = | $ 42,323 |