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Splish Brothers, Inc. values its inventory at the lower-of-LIFO-cost-or-market.

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Question

Splish Brothers, Inc. values its inventory at the lower-of-LIFO-cost-or-market. The following information is available from the company’s inventory records as of December 31, 2017.

Profit Margin/Unit $3.81 2.02 10.08 6.44 1.23 Unit Repiacement Selling Disposal Cost/Unit Item Quantity Cost X490 X512 X682 Z195 Z846 Cost/Unit 11,424 $14.00 7.84 20,160 21.28 14,000 15.96 9,632 13.44 $13.38 8.40 20.83 15.68 14.28 Price/Unit $15.68 9.97 35.34 22.18 15.62 $3.36 0.28 3.64 1.57 2.35 5,544 Calculate the lower-of-cost-or-market using the individual-item approach Lower-of-Cost-or-Market (Per unit basis) X490 X512 X682 X195 X846 Show the journal entries Splish Brothers, Inc. will need to make in order to write down the ending inventory from cost to market. Assume this is Splish Brothers's first year of operations. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Goods sold Method:

Explanation / Answer

Lower of cost or Market: (Per unit basis)

Item

Unit Cost       in $

Market Value=Selling Price(-)Disposal Cost

Lower of unit Cost & Market Value

X490

14

15.68-3.36 =12.32

12.32

X512

7.84

9.97-0.28=9.69

7.84

X682

21.28

35.34-3.64=31.7

21.28

Z195

15.96

22.18-1.57=20.61

15.96

Z846

14.28

15.62-2.35=13.27

13.27

Splish Brothers Inc:

Item

Loss per unit (A)

Quantity (B)

Loss (A)*(B)

X490

14-12.32=1.68

11,424

19,192.32

Z846

14.28-13.27=1.01

9,632

9,728.32

Total

28,920.64

Cost of Goods Sold Method:

Cost of Goods sold a/c Dr            28,920.64

   To Inventory                                           28,920.64

Loss Method:

Loss on Inventory write down a/c Dr   28,920.64

     To Inventory                                                28,920.64

Item

Unit Cost       in $

Market Value=Selling Price(-)Disposal Cost

Lower of unit Cost & Market Value

X490

14

15.68-3.36 =12.32

12.32

X512

7.84

9.97-0.28=9.69

7.84

X682

21.28

35.34-3.64=31.7

21.28

Z195

15.96

22.18-1.57=20.61

15.96

Z846

14.28

15.62-2.35=13.27

13.27

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