Waterway Company cans a variety of vegetable-type soups. Recently, the company decided to value its inventories using dollar-value LIFO pools. The clerk who accounts for inventories does not understand how to value the inventory pools using this new method, so, as a private consultant, you have been asked to teach him how this new method works. He has provided you with the following information about purchases made over a 6-year period. Date   Ending Inventory (End-of-Year Prices)   Price Index Dec. 31, 2016     $75,200     100 Dec. 31, 2017     138,250     125 Dec. 31, 2018     135,278     143 Dec. 31, 2019     160,735     155 Dec. 31, 2020     183,867     167 Dec. 31, 2021     215,731     173 You have already explained to him how this inventory method is maintained, but he would feel better about it if you were to leave him detailed instructions explaining how these calculations are done and why he needs to put all inventories at a base-year value. Compute the ending inventory for Waterway Company for 2016 through 2021 using dollar-value LIFO.

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Waterway Company cans a variety of vegetable-type soups. Recently, the company decided to value its inventories using dollar-value LIFO pools. The clerk who accounts for inventories does not understand how to value the inventory pools using this new method, so, as a private consultant, you have been asked to teach him how this new method works.

He has provided you with the following information about purchases made over a 6-year period.

Date
 
Ending Inventory
(End-of-Year Prices)
 
Price Index
Dec. 31, 2016     $75,200     100
Dec. 31, 2017     138,250     125
Dec. 31, 2018     135,278     143
Dec. 31, 2019     160,735     155
Dec. 31, 2020     183,867     167
Dec. 31, 2021     215,731     173


You have already explained to him how this inventory method is maintained, but he would feel better about it if you were to leave him detailed instructions explaining how these calculations are done and why he needs to put all inventories at a base-year value.

Compute the ending inventory for Waterway Company for 2016 through 2021 using dollar-value LIFO.

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The procedure of purchasing, holding, utilizing, and selling a corporation's inventory is referred to as inventory management. This comprises the storage and processing of raw materials, parts, and completed goods, as well as the administration of raw materials, components, and final products.

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