Forester Company has five products in its inventory. Information about the December 31, 2021, inventory follows. Product Quantity
Forester Company has five products in its inventory. Information about the December 31, 2021, inventory follows.
| Product | Quantity | Unit Cost |
Unit Replacement Cost |
Unit Selling Price |
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| A | 900 | $ | 23 | $ | 25 | $ | 29 | |||||||
| B | 500 | 28 | 24 | 31 | ||||||||||
| C | 700 | 16 | 15 | 21 | ||||||||||
| D | 1,000 | 20 | 17 | 19 | ||||||||||
| E | 700 | 27 | 25 | 26 | ||||||||||
The cost to sell for each product consists of a 15 percent sales commission. The normal profit for each product is 35 percent of the selling price.
Required:
1. Determine the carrying value of inventory at December 31, 2021, assuming the lower of cost or market (LCM) rule is applied to individual products.
2. Determine the carrying value of inventory at December 31, 2021, assuming the LCM rule is applied to the entire inventory.
3. Assuming inventory write-downs are common for Forester, record any necessary year-end
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