A home improvement store, like Lowe’s, carries the following items:   Inventory Items Quantity Unit Cost Unit NRV Hammers 100 $6.80 $7.30 Saws 50 9.80 8.80 Screwdrivers 130 1.80 2.40 Drills 40 24.80 21.60 One-gallon paint cans 160 5.30 4.80 Paintbrushes 180 5.80 6.30

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A home improvement store, like Lowe’s, carries the following items:
 

Inventory Items Quantity Unit Cost Unit NRV
Hammers 100 $6.80 $7.30
Saws 50 9.80 8.80
Screwdrivers 130 1.80 2.40
Drills 40 24.80 21.60
One-gallon paint cans 160 5.30 4.80
Paintbrushes 180 5.80 6.30


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1. Compute the total cost of inventory.
2. Determine whether each inventory item would be reported at cost or net realizable value, and then place that unit amount in the “Lower of Cost and NRV per unit” column. Multiply the quantity of each inventory item by the appropriate cost or NRV unit amount and place the total in the “Total” column.
3. Record any necessary adjusting entry to write down inventory from cost to net realizable value.
4. Determine the financial statement effects of using lower of cost and net realizable value to report inventory.

Determine the financial statement effects of using lower of cost and net realizable value to report inventory. (Make sure to enter amounts leading to
account reduction with a minus sign.)
Revenues
Income Statement:
Expenses
Net Income
Balance Sheet:
Stockholders'
Assets
Liabilities
Equity
Transcribed Image Text:Determine the financial statement effects of using lower of cost and net realizable value to report inventory. (Make sure to enter amounts leading to account reduction with a minus sign.) Revenues Income Statement: Expenses Net Income Balance Sheet: Stockholders' Assets Liabilities Equity
Determine whether each inventory item would be reported at cost or net realizable value, and then place that unit amount in
the "Lower of Cost and NRV per unit" column. Multiply the quantity of each inventory item by the appropriate cost or NRV unit
amount and place the total in the "Total" column. (Round "Cost per Unit" to 2 decimal places.)
Inventory Items
Cost or NRV
Lower of Cost
and NRV per
Unit
Total
Hammers
Saws
Screwdrivers
Drills
One-gallon paint cans
Paintbrushes
Total
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Transcribed Image Text:Determine whether each inventory item would be reported at cost or net realizable value, and then place that unit amount in the "Lower of Cost and NRV per unit" column. Multiply the quantity of each inventory item by the appropriate cost or NRV unit amount and place the total in the "Total" column. (Round "Cost per Unit" to 2 decimal places.) Inventory Items Cost or NRV Lower of Cost and NRV per Unit Total Hammers Saws Screwdrivers Drills One-gallon paint cans Paintbrushes Total Show less▲
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