Metlock Company began operations in 2020 and determined its ending inventory at cost and at LCNRV at December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2021. This information is presented below.     Cost   Net Realizable Value 12/31/20   $337,190   $311,120   12/31/21   371,550   349,640   (a) Prepare the journal entries required at December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2021, assuming inventory is recorded at LCNRV and a perpetual inventory system using the cost-of-goods-sold method. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)   (b) Prepare journal entries required at December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2021, assuming inventory is recorded at LCNRV and a perpetual system using the loss method. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)   (c) Which of the two methods above provides the higher net income in each year?

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Inventory Valuation

Before discussing the topic inventory valuation let’s discuss the meaning of inventory. In accounting, inventory is also known as stock. Inventory means all the finished goods, materials, merchandise that a business holds for the purpose of selling it in the market with the motive of earning profit.