In: Accounting
Decker Company has five products in its inventory. Information
about the December 31, 2021, inventory follows.
Product | Quantity | Unit Cost |
Unit Selling Price |
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A | 1,450 | $ | 19 | $ | 24 | ||||||||
B | 1,300 | 23 | 28 | ||||||||||
C | 1,100 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||
D | 700 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||
E | 1,100 | 24 | 22 | ||||||||||
The cost to sell for each product consists of a 15 percent sales
commission.
Required:
1. Determine the carrying value of inventory at
December 31, 2021, assuming the lower of cost or net realizable
value (LCNRV) rule is applied to individual products.
2. Determine the carrying value of inventory at
December 31, 2021, assuming the LCNRV rule is applied to the entire
inventory.
3. Assuming inventory write-downs are common for
Decker, record any necessary year-end adjusting entry based on the
amount calculated in requirement 2.
Solution 1:
Inventory at lower of cost or market (applied to individual items) | ||||||
Product | Quantity | Cost per unit | NRV per unit (Units selling Price*85%) | Cost | NRV | LCNRV |
A | 1450 | $19.00 | $20.40 | $27,550.00 | $29,580.00 | $27,550.00 |
B | 1300 | $23.00 | $23.80 | $29,900.00 | $30,940.00 | $29,900.00 |
C | 1100 | $4.00 | $8.50 | $4,400.00 | $9,350.00 | $4,400.00 |
D | 700 | $9.00 | $6.80 | $6,300.00 | $4,760.00 | $4,760.00 |
E | 1100 | $24.00 | $18.70 | $26,400.00 | $20,570.00 | $20,570.00 |
Total | $94,550.00 | $95,200.00 | $87,180.00 | |||
Carrying value of Inventory at December 31, 2021 = $87,180 |
Solution 2:
Inventory at lower of cost or market (applied to total inventory) | ||||||
Product | Quantity | Cost per unit | NRV per unit (Units selling Price*85%) | Cost | NRV | LCNRV |
A | 1450 | $19.00 | $20.40 | $27,550.00 | $29,580.00 | |
B | 1300 | $23.00 | $23.80 | $29,900.00 | $30,940.00 | |
C | 1100 | $4.00 | $8.50 | $4,400.00 | $9,350.00 | |
D | 700 | $9.00 | $6.80 | $6,300.00 | $4,760.00 | |
E | 1100 | $24.00 | $18.70 | $26,400.00 | $20,570.00 | |
Total | $94,550.00 | $95,200.00 | $94,550.00 | |||
Carrying value of Inventory at December 31, 2021 = $94,550 |
Solution:
No Journal Entry required.
Because Cost = LCNRV