As of 12-31-15, Acme Company has three different inventory items on hand. Data on the three items follows:   Item Quantity on hand Unit cost (Acme uses LIFO) Replacement cost Normal profit Expected selling price Estimated disposal costs A 75 $405 $625 $750 $1,500 $100 B 24 $310 $300 $230 $400 $25 C 51 $775 $800 $300 $1,000 $250 Using the lower-of-cost-or-market approach applied on an individual-item basis, determine if Acme needs to make an entry to write her inventory down. If so, prepare the entry Acme should make

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As of 12-31-15, Acme Company has three different inventory items on hand. Data on the three items follows:

 

Item

Quantity

on hand

Unit cost

(Acme uses LIFO)

Replacement

cost

Normal

profit

Expected

selling price

Estimated

disposal costs

A

75

$405

$625

$750

$1,500

$100

B

24

$310

$300

$230

$400

$25

C

51

$775

$800

$300

$1,000

$250

Using the lower-of-cost-or-market approach applied on an individual-item basis, determine if Acme needs to make an entry to write her inventory down. If so, prepare the entry Acme should make

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