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Gross Corporation adopted the dollar-value LIFO method of inventory valuation on December 31, 2017. Its inventory at that date was $440,000 and the relevant price index was 100. Information regarding inventory for subsequent years is as follows:
Inventory at Current
Date Current Prices Price Index(%)
December 31, 2018 $513,600 107
December 31, 2019 580,000 125
December 31, 2020 650,000 130
4- What is the cost of the ending inventory at December 31, 2018 under dollar-value LIFO?
a. $480,000.
b. $513,600.
c. $482,800.
d. $470,800.
e. None of the above
5- What is the cost of the ending inventory at December 31, 2019 under dollar-value LIFO?
a. $464,000.
b. $462,800.
c. $480,000.
d. $465,680.
e. None of the above
| 
 Inventory Layers Converted to Base Year Cost  | 
 Inventory Layers Converted to Cost  | 
 Ending Inventory DVL Cost  | 
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| 
 Date  | 
 Inventory at Year end cost  | 
 Year End Cost Index  | 
 Inventory Layers at Base Year Cost  | 
 Inventory Layers at Base Year Cost  | 
 Year End Cost Index  | 
 =  | 
 Inventory Layers Converted to Cost  | 
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| 
 01-Jan-18  | 
 $440,000  | 
 /  | 
 1.00  | 
 =  | 
 $440,000  | 
 Base  | 
 $440,000  | 
 x  | 
 1.00  | 
 =  | 
 $440,000  | 
 $440,000  | 
| 
 31-Dec-18  | 
 $513,600  | 
 /  | 
 1.07  | 
 =  | 
 $480,000  | 
 Base  | 
 $440,000  | 
 x  | 
 1.00  | 
 =  | 
 $440,000  | 
|
| 
 2018  | 
 $40,000  | 
 x  | 
 1.07  | 
 =  | 
 $42,800  | 
 $482,800  | 
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| 
 31-Dec-19  | 
 $580,000  | 
 /  | 
 1.25  | 
 =  | 
 $464,000  | 
 Base  | 
 $440,000  | 
 x  | 
 1.00  | 
 =  | 
 $440,000  | 
|
| 
 2018  | 
 $24,000  | 
 x  | 
 1.07  | 
 =  | 
 $25,680  | 
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| 
 $465,680  | 
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[4]: Cost of ending inventory 31 Dec
2018 = $ 482,800 [Option
‘C’]
[5]: Cost of ending inventory 31 Dec 2019 = $ 465,680 [Option ‘D’]