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Page 14 of 20 Problem #4: Dollar-value uFO (22 points) In its balance sheet at D

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Page 14 of 20 Problem #4: Dollar-value uFO (22 points) In its balance sheet at December 31, 2018, Gower Pharmaceuticals Corp. reported i or $520,000. nventory at a FIFO cost valuation as of January 1, 2019. The company to determine the current cost of its ending Corp. applied to the IRS for permission to adopt the dollar-value LIFO method of received the approval of the IRS based on its plan inventory inventory and an external price index in its dollar- to use FIFO value LIFO caículations. was obtained relative to the company's inventory for 2019 and 2020: The following information Ending Inventory Current Price Index Date December 31, 2019 December 31, 2020 December 31, 2021 Year FIFO Prices $567,100 $576,800 $602,600 107 112 115 Compiete the following table to compute the required inventory values under the dollar-value LIFO method. (12 points) a. Inventory at Price Inventory at Increase LIFO Layers at Price LIFO Layers at Dollar-Value Cost Index Base Yr Cost (Decrease) Base Yr Costs Index Current Costs 2019 BASE YR $520,000 1.00 $520,000 $520,000 1)$520,000 1.00 BASE P $520,000 2019 30,090 530,2oo dou C o

Explanation / Answer

Solution:-

A) Inventory and LIFO Reserve using dollar value LIFO method

Particulars

Amount

Inventory in the balance sheet as on 2021

           5,25,350

LIFO Reserve in the footnotes- WN 1

               77,250

Working Note 1- (Note-LIFO Reserve is the difference between FIFO valuation and LIFO valuation of Inventory)

Year

FIFO

LIFO

Difference (Reserve)

2019

           5,67,100

       5,30,200

                              36,900

2020

           5,76,800

       5,15,000

                              61,800

2021

           6,02,600

       5,25,350

                              77,250

B) Cost of Goods Sold

Particulars

Amount

Beginning Inventory

           5,15,000

Net Purchase include Freight during year

         33,80,000

Ending Inventory

           5,25,350

Cost of goods sold

         33,69,650

A) Inventory and LIFO Reserve using dollar value LIFO method

Particulars

Amount

Inventory in the balance sheet as on 2021

           5,25,350

LIFO Reserve in the footnotes- WN 1

               77,250

Working Note 1- (Note-LIFO Reserve is the difference between FIFO valuation and LIFO valuation of Inventory)

Year

FIFO

LIFO

Difference (Reserve)

2019

           5,67,100

       5,30,200

                              36,900

2020

           5,76,800

       5,15,000

                              61,800

2021

           6,02,600

       5,25,350

                              77,250

B) Cost of Goods Sold

Particulars

Amount

Beginning Inventory

           5,15,000

Net Purchase include Freight during year

         33,80,000

Ending Inventory

           5,25,350

Cost of goods sold

         33,69,650