On March 1, Year 1, LuxWear Inc. had beginning inventory and purchases at cost of $50,000 and $20,000, respectively. The beginning inventory and purchases had a retail value of $75,000 and $30,000, respectively. The company had sales of $60,000, as well as markups of $6,000 and markdowns of $10,000. What would LuxWear report as the lower of cost or market for its ending inventory on March 31, Year 1, using the conventional (LCM) retail method? (Round the cost-to-retail ratio to two decimal places.) Multiple Choice Answers A. $25,830 B. $27,470 C. $28,290 D. $41,000
Variance Analysis
In layman's terms, variance analysis is an analysis of a difference between planned and actual behavior. Variance analysis is mainly used by the companies to maintain a control over a business. After analyzing differences, companies find the reasons for the variance so that the necessary steps should be taken to correct that variance.
Standard Costing
The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on the various expenses.
On March 1, Year 1, LuxWear Inc. had beginning inventory and purchases at cost of $50,000 and $20,000, respectively. The beginning inventory and purchases had a retail value of $75,000 and $30,000, respectively. The company had sales of $60,000, as well as markups of $6,000 and markdowns of $10,000. What would LuxWear report as the lower of cost or market for its ending inventory on March 31, Year 1, using the conventional (LCM) retail method? (Round the cost-to-retail ratio to two decimal places.)
Multiple Choice Answers
A. $25,830
B. $27,470
C. $28,290
D. $41,000
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