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The following information was taken from the inventory records of the Peter Park

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Question

The following information was taken from the inventory records of the Peter Park Company:

Product

A

B

C

D

E

Replacement Cost

$4.00

$8.00

$7.00

$8.80

$2.50

Selling Price

$7.50

$10.00

$8.00

$10.00

$5.00

Selling Expenses

$1.00

$1.50

$2.50

$2.00

$0.50

Normal Profit

$2.00

$2.00

$1.00

$1.50

$1.50

Cost

$5.00

$9.00

$6.00

$7.50

$3.00

Units

200

400

350

450

500

Floor

Ceiling

Lower-of-cost-or-market

         Required:

         Determine the valuation of the inventory at the lower of cost or market applied to:

a.

individual items

b.

the inventory as a whole

Product

A

B

C

D

E

Replacement Cost

$4.00

$8.00

$7.00

$8.80

$2.50

Selling Price

$7.50

$10.00

$8.00

$10.00

$5.00

Selling Expenses

$1.00

$1.50

$2.50

$2.00

$0.50

Normal Profit

$2.00

$2.00

$1.00

$1.50

$1.50

Cost

$5.00

$9.00

$6.00

$7.50

$3.00

Units

200

400

350

450

500

Floor

Ceiling

Lower-of-cost-or-market

Explanation / Answer

a.

b. the inventory as a whole = 800+3200+1925+3375+=$10800

Product A B C D E Replacement Cost $4.00 $8.00 $7.00 $8.80 $2.50 Selling Price $7.50 $10.00 $8.00 $10.00 $5.00 Selling Expenses $1.00 $1.50 $2.50 $2.00 $0.50 Normal Profit $2.00 $2.00 $1.00 $1.50 $1.50 Cost $5.00 $9.00 $6.00 $7.50 $3.00 Units 200 400 350 450 500 Floor(Ceiling-profit) $4.50 $6.50 $4.50 $6.50 $3.00 Ceiling (Selling Price- Selling Expense) $6.50 $8.50 $5.50 $8.00 $4.50 Market amount $4.00 $8.00 $5.50 $8.00 $3.00 Lower-of-cost-or-market $4.00 $8.00 $5.50 $7.50 $3.00 Total cost of item $800.00 $3,200.00 $1,925.00 $3,375.00 $1,500.00