Lower-of-Cost-or-Market Inventory
Data on the physical inventory of Ashwood Products Company as of December 31 follows:
| Description |
Inventory
Quantity |
Unit Market
Price |
| B12 |
38 |
|
|
$ 57 |
|
|
| E41 |
18 |
|
|
180 |
|
|
| G19 |
33 |
|
|
126 |
|
|
| L88 |
18 |
|
|
550 |
|
|
| N94 |
400 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
| P24 |
90 |
|
|
18 |
|
|
| R66 |
8 |
|
|
250 |
|
|
| T33 |
140 |
|
|
20 |
|
|
Quantity and cost data from the last purchases invoice of the year and the next-to-the-last purchases invoice are summarized as follows:
Last
Purchases Invoice |
|
Next-to-the-Last
Purchases Invoice |
Description |
Quantity
Purchased |
Unit
Cost |
|
Quantity
Purchased |
Unit
Cost |
| B12 |
30 |
|
|
$ 60 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
$ 59 |
|
|
| E41 |
35 |
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
180 |
|
|
| G19 |
20 |
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
129 |
|
|
| L88 |
10 |
|
|
563 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
560 |
|
|
| N94 |
500 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
| P24 |
80 |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
| R66 |
5 |
|
|
248 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
260 |
|
|
| T33 |
100 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
19 |
|
|
| Z16 |
10 |
|
|
750 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
745 |
|
|
Required:
Determine the inventory at cost and also at the lower of cost or market, using the first-in, first-out method. Record the appropriate unit costs on the inventory sheet, and complete the pricing of the inventory. When there are two different unit costs applicable to an item, proceed as follows:
Insert the quantity and unit cost of the last purchase.
On the following line, insert the quantity and unit cost of the next-to-the-last purchase.
Total the cost and market columns and insert the lower of the two totals in the LCM column.