Intermediate Accounting (2nd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134730370
Author: Elizabeth A. Gordon, Jana S. Raedy, Alexander J. Sannella
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.13E
Lower of Cost or Market. Printmaster Distributors Company soils laser printers and replacement toner cartridges. Printmaster uses FIFO for inventory costing. It sells two models—black and color laser printers. The black printers and black toner cartridges are in Group 100 and the color printer and color toner cartridges are in Group 200 Printmaster provided the following information regarding inventory at the end of the current year.
| Group No | Model No | CRC | No. of Units | SP | Disposal | NPM | Cost |
| No. 100 Black Laser Printer | LP100 | $175 | 2,000 | $210 | $20 | $35 | $170 |
| No. 100 Black Toner | BT100 | 40 | 1,500 | 55 | 10 | 16 | 48 |
| No. 200 Color Laser Printer | CP200 | 200 | 3,400 | 235 | 25 | 20 | 185 |
| No. 200 Color Toner | CT200 | 65 | 2,750 | 145 | 15 | 25 | 55 |
Definitions:
CRC = Current Replacement Cost
SP = Selling Price
Disposal = Costs of Completion and Disposal
NPM = Normal Profit Margin
Required
- a. Conduct a lower-of-cost-or-market test for Printmaster assuming that it uses the total inventory approach for LCM computations
- b. Conduct a lower-of-cost-or-market test for Printmaster assuming that it uses the individual-item approach for LCM computations
- c. Conduct a lower-of-cost-or-market test for Printmaster assuming that it uses the group-by-group approach for LCM computations
- d. Prepare the
journal entry needed to adjust Printmaster’s inventory to a lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) basis assuming that LCM is applied to individual items Printmaster uses the indirect approach to record any adjustments to LCM
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