In: Accounting
Exercise 9-27
Presented below is information related to Sandhill Corporation. Price Index LIFO Cost Retail Inventory on December 31, 2017, when dollar-value LIFO is adopted 100 $36,600 $69,100 Inventory, December 31, 2018 110 ? 95,260 Compute the ending inventory under the dollar-value LIFO method at December 31, 2018. The cost-to-retail ratio for 2018 was 60%. Ending inventory under the dollar-value LIFO method at December 31, 2018
Computation of ending Inventory under LIFO Method at December 31, 2018: | ||
First Layer | = | $ 36,600 |
Second Layer | = | $ 11,550 |
Ending Inventory at December 31, 2018 | = | $ 48,150 |
At retail: | ||
Ending Inventory ($95260/1.10) | = | $ 86,600 |
Less: Beginning Inventory | = | $ 69,100 |
Incremental Difference | = | $ 17,500 |
Under LIFO: | ||
Second Layer | = | $17500 X 1.10 X 60% |
= | $ 11,550 |