Part A - The Bravo Company manufactures a single product. On December 31, 2012 Bravo adopted the dollar-value LIFO inventory method. The inventory on that date using the dollar-value LIFO inventory method was determined to be $500,000. Inventory data for succeeding years are as follows:
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Year Ended December 31
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Inventory at RespectiveYear-end Prices
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Relevant Price Index(Base Year 2012)
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2012
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$500,000
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1.00
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2013
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527,000
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1.08
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2014
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635,000
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1.15
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2015
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645,000
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1.21
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Compute the inventory amount at December 31, 2013, 2014, and 2015 using the dollar-value LIFO inventory method for each year.
Part B - Information from Hope Company's records for the year ended December 31, 2015 is available as follows:
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Net sales
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$2,800,000
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Cost of goods manufactured:
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Variable
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$1,260,000
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Fixed
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$630,000
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Operating expenses:
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Variable
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$196,000
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Fixed
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$240,000
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Units manufactured
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70,000
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Units sold
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60,000
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Finished goods inventory, 1/1/2015
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$0
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Hope had no work-in-process inventories at either the beginning or end of 2015.
- What would be Hope's finished goods inventory cost under the variable (direct) costing method at December 31, 2015?
- What would Hope's operating income be under the absorption costing method?
Part C - Tool City, Inc. had 300 cordless screwdrivers on hand at January 1, 2015 costing $45 each. Purchases and sales of cordless screwdrivers during the month of January were as follows:
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Date
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Purchases
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Sales
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January 9
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200 @ $75
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January 14
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100 @ $47
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January 23
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75 @ $76
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January 25
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100 @ $48
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January 30
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75 @ $77
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Tool City does not maintain perpetual inventory records. According to a physical count, 150 cordless screwdrivers were on hand at January 31, 2015.
- What is the cost of the inventory at January 31, 2015 under the FIFO method?
- What is the cost of the inventory at January 31, 2015 under the LIFO method?
- What is the cost of the inventory at January 31, 2015 under the FIFO method if only 145 cordless screwdrivers were on hand at the time of the physical count?