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On January 1, 2016, ABC Company adopted the dollar-value LIFO retail inventory m

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On January 1, 2016, ABC Company adopted the dollar-value LIFO retail inventory method. Inventory transactions at both cost and retail, and cost indexes for 2016 and 2017 are as follows 2016 2017 Cost Retail Cost Retail Beginning $28,000 S40,000 nventory Net purchases Freight-in Net markups Net markdowns Net sales to 85,000 108,000 $90,000 $114,000 2,000 2,500 10,000 2,000 100,000 8,000 2,200 104,000 customers Price Index: January 1, 2016 1.00 December 31, 1.06 2016 1.10 December 31, 2017 Required Estimate the 2016 and 2017 ending inventory and cost of goods sold using the dollar-value LIFO retail inventory method

Explanation / Answer

COMPUTATION FOR YEAR 2016

Cost

   Retail

Beginning inventory

$ 28,000

$ 40,000

Plus:    Purchases

85,000

1,08,000

            Freight-in

2,000

            Net markups

10,000

           

Less:    Net markdowns

                 

(2,000)

Goods available for sale (excluding beginning inventory)

87,000

1,16,000

Goods available for sale (including beginning inventory)

1,15,000

1,56,000

$28,000

Base year cost-to-retail percentage:                      = 70%

$40,000

                                                    $87,000

2016 cost-to-retail percentage:                               = 75%

                                                    $1,16,000

Less:    Net sales

(1,10,000)

Estimated ending inventory at current year retail prices

$ 56,000

Estimated ending inventory at cost (below)

(38,200)

Estimated cost of goods sold

$76,800

                                                                                                                                                     

                                     Step 1                             Step 2                        Step 3

   Ending                     Ending                         Inventory                  Inventory

Inventory                Inventory                         Layers                       Layers

at Year-end           at Base Year                 at Base Year            Converted to

Retail Prices          Retail Prices                  Retail Prices                    Cost

                          $56,000

   $56,000                          = $52,830             $40,000 (base)     x 1.00 x 70%          = $28,000

   (above)              1.06                                     12,830               x 1.06 x 75%          =   10,200

                                                                       $52,830

           Total ending inventory at dollar-value LIFO retail cost ...................           $38,200

COMPUTATION FOR YEAR 2017

Cost

   Retail

Beginning inventory

$ 38,200

$ 56,000

Plus:    Purchases

90,000

1,14,000

            Freight-in

2,500

            Net markups

8,000

           

Less:    Net markdowns

                 

(2,200)

Goods available for sale (excluding beginning inventory)

92,500

1,19,800

Goods available for sale (including beginning inventory)

1,30,700

1,75,800

$38,200

Base year cost-to-retail percentage:                      = 68.21%

$56,000

                                                    $92,500

2017 cost-to-retail percentage:                               = 77.21%

                                                    $1,19,800

Less:    Net sales

(1,04,000)

Estimated ending inventory at current year retail prices

$ 71,800

Estimated ending inventory at cost (below)

(51,691)

Estimated cost of goods sold

$79,009

                                                                                                                                                     

                                     Step 1                             Step 2                        Step 3

   Ending                     Ending                         Inventory                  Inventory

Inventory                Inventory                         Layers                       Layers

at Year-end           at Base Year                 at Base Year            Converted to

Retail Prices          Retail Prices                  Retail Prices                    Cost

                       $71,800

   $71,800                       *1.06= $69,189       $56,000 (base)     x 1.06 x 68.21%     = $40,489

   (above)           1.10                                        13,189               x 1.10 x 77.21%     =   11,202

                                                                       $69,189

           Total ending inventory at dollar-value LIFO retail cost ...................           $51,691

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Cost

   Retail

Beginning inventory

$ 28,000

$ 40,000

Plus:    Purchases

85,000

1,08,000

            Freight-in

2,000

            Net markups

10,000

           

Less:    Net markdowns

                 

(2,000)

Goods available for sale (excluding beginning inventory)

87,000

1,16,000

Goods available for sale (including beginning inventory)

1,15,000

1,56,000

$28,000

Base year cost-to-retail percentage:                      = 70%

$40,000

                                                    $87,000

2016 cost-to-retail percentage:                               = 75%

                                                    $1,16,000

Less:    Net sales

(1,10,000)

Estimated ending inventory at current year retail prices

$ 56,000

Estimated ending inventory at cost (below)

(38,200)

Estimated cost of goods sold

$76,800

                                                                                                                                                     

                                     Step 1                             Step 2                        Step 3

   Ending                     Ending                         Inventory                  Inventory

Inventory                Inventory                         Layers                       Layers

at Year-end           at Base Year                 at Base Year            Converted to

Retail Prices          Retail Prices                  Retail Prices                    Cost

                          $56,000

   $56,000                          = $52,830             $40,000 (base)     x 1.00 x 70%          = $28,000

   (above)              1.06                                     12,830               x 1.06 x 75%          =   10,200

                                                                       $52,830

           Total ending inventory at dollar-value LIFO retail cost ...................           $38,200

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