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On January 1, 2015, ECT Co. adopted the dollar-value LIFO method for its one inventory pool. The pool's value on this date was $500 million. The 2015 and 2016 ending inventory valued at year-end costs were $702 million and $840 million, respectively. The appropriate cost indexes are 1.12 for 2015 and 1.18 for 2016
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Calculate the inventory balance that ECT Co. would report on its year-end balance sheets for 2015 using the dollar-value LIFO method
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Calculate the inventory balance that ECT Co. would report on its year-end balance sheets for 2016 using the dollar-value LIFO method
Year | Ending inventory @ cost | Cumulative price index | Ending inventory @ base year | Layer change @ base year | Layer change @ Current $ value | Layer change @ $ value LIFO |
Beg 2015 | $ 500 | 1 | $ 500 | $ 500 | $ 500 | $ 500 |
End 2015 | $ 702 | 1.12 | $ 627 | $ 127 | $ 142 | $ 642 |
2016 | $ 840 | 1.18 | $ 712 | $ 85 | $ 100 | $ 742 |
41. Inventory balance on its year end balance sheet for 2015 - $642
42. Inventory balance on its year end balance sheet for 2016 - $742.