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Dollar-value LIFO retail
• LO9–5
On January 1, 2018, HGC Camera Store adopted the dollar-value LIFO retail inventory method. Inventory transactions at both cost and retail, and cost indexes for 2018 and 2019 are as follows:
Required:
Estimate the 2018 and 2019 ending inventory and cost of goods sold using the dollar-value LIFO retail inventory method.

Dollar-Value-LIFO
This method shows all the inventory figures at dollar price rather than units. Under this inventory method, the units that are purchased last, are sold first. Thus, it starts from the selling of the units recently purchased and ending with the beginning inventory.
To Estimate: the ending inventory and cost of goods sold in 2018 using dollar-value LIFO retail method.
Explanation of Solution
Solution:
Calculate the amount of estimated ending inventory and cost of goods sold at retail.
Details | Cost ($) | Retail ($) |
Beginning inventory | 28,000 | 40,000 |
Add: Net purchase | 85,000 | 108,000 |
Freight-in | 2,000 | |
Net markups | 10,000 | |
Less: Net markdowns | (2,000) | |
Goods available for sale – Excluding beginning inventory | 87,000 | 116,000 |
Goods available for sale – Including beginning inventory | 115,000 | 156,000 |
Less: Net sales | 0 | (102,400) |
Employees discounts | (600) | |
Estimated ending inventory at current year retail prices | 53,000 | |
Estimated ending inventory at cost (Refer Table 2) | (35,950) | |
Estimated Cost of Goods Sold | 79,050 |
Table (1)
Working Notes:
Calculate base layer cost-to retail percentage.
Calculate current year cost-to retail percentage.
Calculate the amount of estimated ending inventory at cost.
Ending inventory at dollar-value LIFO retail cost | ||||
Ending inventory at year-end retail prices ($) | Ending inventory at base year retail prices ($) | Inventory layers at base year retail prices ($) | Inventory layers converted to cost ($) | |
53,000 | 50,000 | 40,000 (Base) | 28,000 | |
10,000 (2018) | 7,950 | |||
Total ending inventory at dollar-value LIFO retail cost | 35,950 |
Table (2)
Calculate the amount of ending inventory at base year retail prices.
Calculate the amount of inventory layers at base year retail prices.
Calculate the amount of inventory layers at current year retail prices.
Calculate the amount of inventory layers converted to cost (Base).
Calculate the amount of inventory layers converted to cost (2018).
Calculate the amount of estimated ending inventory and cost of goods sold at retail.
Details | Cost ($) | Retail ($) |
Beginning inventory | 35,950 | 53,000 |
Add: Net purchase | 90,000 | 114,000 |
Freight-in | 2,500 | |
Net markups | 8,000 | |
Less: Net markdowns | (2,200) | |
Goods available for sale – Excluding beginning inventory | 92,500 | 119,800 |
Goods available for sale – Including beginning inventory | 128,450 | 172,800 |
Less: Net sales | 0 | (108,000) |
Employees discounts | (1,000) | |
Estimated ending inventory at current year retail prices | 63,800 | |
Estimated ending inventory at cost (Refer Table 2) | (42,744) | |
Estimated Cost of Goods Sold | 85,706 |
Table (3)
Working Notes:
Calculate base layer cost-to retail percentage.
Calculate 2018 year cost-to retail percentage.
Calculate current year cost-to retail percentage.
Calculate the amount of estimated ending inventory at cost.
Ending inventory at dollar-value LIFO retail cost | ||||
Ending inventory at year-end retail prices ($) | Ending inventory at base year retail prices ($) | Inventory layers at base year retail prices ($) | Inventory layers converted to cost ($) | |
63,800 | 58,000 | 40,000 (Base) | 28,000 | |
10,000 (2018) | 7,950 | |||
8,000 (2019) | 6,794 | |||
Total ending inventory at dollar-value LIFO retail cost | 42,744 |
Table (4)
Calculate the amount of ending inventory at base year retail prices.
Calculate the amount of inventory layers at base year retail prices.
Calculate the amount of inventory layers at current year retail prices.
Calculate the amount of inventory layers converted to cost (Base).
Calculate the amount of inventory layers converted to cost (2018).
Calculate the amount of inventory layers converted to cost (2019).
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