Determine the final lower-of-cost-or-market inventory value


Brief Exercise 1

Kraft Enterprises owns the following assets at December 31, 2014.

Cash in bank-savings account

68,000

Checking account balance

17,000

Cash on hand

9,300

Postdated checks

750

Cash refund due from IRS

31,400

Certificates of deposit (180-day)

90,000

What amount should be reported as cash?

Brief Exercise 2

Restin Co. uses the gross method to record sales made on credit. On June 1, 2014, it made sales of $50,000 with terms 3/15, n/45. On June 12, 2014, Restin received full payment for the June 1 sale.

Prepare the required journal entries for Restin Co

Brief Exercise 3

Matlock Company uses a perpetual inventory system. Its beginning inventory consists of 50 units that cost $34 each. During June, (1) the company purchased 150 units at $34 each, (2) returned 6 units for credit, and (3) sold 125 units at $50 each.

Journalize the June transactions.

Brief Exercise 4

Amsterdam Company uses a periodic inventory system. For April, when the company sold 600 units, the following information is available.

 

Units

Unit Cost

Total Cost

April 1 inventory

250

$10

$ 2,500

April 15 purchase

400

12

4,800

April 23 purchase

350

13

4,550

 

1,000


$11,850

Calculate weighted average cost per unit.

Compute the April 30 inventory and the April cost of goods sold using the average-cost method.

Brief Exercise 5

Amsterdam Company uses a periodic inventory system. For April, when the company sold 600 units, the following information is available.

 

Units

Unit Cost

Total Cost

April 1 inventory

250

$10

$ 2,500

April 15 purchase

400

12

4,800

April 23 purchase

350

13

4,550

 

1,000


$11,850

Compute the April 30 inventory and the April cost of goods sold using the FIFO method.

Exercise 6

Shania Twain Company was formed on December 1, 2013. The following information is available from Twain's inventory records for Product BAP.

 

Units

Unit Cost

January 1, 2014 (beginning inventory)

600

$ 8

Purchases:



January 5, 2014

1,200

9

January 25, 2014

1,300

10

February 16, 2014

800

11

March 26, 2014

600

12

A physical inventory on March 31, 2014, shows 1,600 units on hand.

Prepare schedules to compute the ending inventory at March 31, 2014, under FIFO inventory methods.

Prepare schedules to compute the ending inventory at March 31, 2014, under LIFO inventory methods.

Calculate average-cost per unit.

Prepare schedules to compute the ending inventory at March 31, 2014, under Weighted-average inventory methods.

Brief Exercise 7

Presented below is information related to Rembrandt Inc.'s inventory.

(per unit)

Skis

Boots

Parkas

Historical cost

$190.00

$106.00

$53.00

Selling price

212.00

145.00

73.75

Cost to distribute

19.00

8.00

2.50

Current replacement cost

203.00

105.00

51.00

Normal profit margin

32.00

29.00

21.25

Determine the following:

(a) the two limits to market value (i.e., the ceiling and the floor) that should be used in the lower-of-cost-or-market computation for skis.

(b) the cost amount that should be used in the lower-of-cost-or-market comparison of boots.

(c) the market amount that should be used to value parkas on the basis of the lower-of-cost-or-market.

Brief Exercise 8

Floyd Corporation has the following four items in its ending inventory.

Item

Cost

Replacement
Cost

Net Realizable
Value (NRV)

NRV less Normal
Profit Margin

Jokers

$2,000

$2,050

$2,100

$1,600

Penguins

5,000

5,100

4,950

4,100

Riddlers

4,400

4,550

4,625

3,700

Scarecrows

3,200

2,990

3,830

3,070

Determine the final lower-of-cost-or-market inventory value for each item.

Brief Exercise 9

Kumar Inc. uses a perpetual inventory system. At January 1, 2014, inventory was $214,000 at both cost and market value. At December 31, 2014, the inventory was $286,000 at cost and $265,000 at market value.

Prepare the necessary December 31 entry under (a) the cost-of-goods-sold method (b) Loss method.

Brief Exercise 10

Boyne Inc. had beginning inventory of $12,000 at cost and $20,000 at retail. Net purchases were $120,000 at cost and $170,000 at retail. Net markups were $10,000; net markdowns were $7,000; and sales revenue was $147,000. Compute ending inventory at cost using the conventional retail method.

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