Question

artinez Company's ending inventory includes the following items. Product Units Cost per Unit Market per Unit Helmets 25 $ 53 $ 57 Bats 18 81 75 Shoes 39 98 94 Uniforms 43 39 39 Compute the lower of cost or market for ending inventory applied separately to each product

Answer 1

Product Units Cost per Unit Market per Unit

Helmets 25 $53 $57

Bats 18 $81 $75

Shoes 39 $98 $94

Uniforms 43 $39 $39

when the lower of cost or market rule is used to determine the ending inventory, you must choose the which is lower, the purchase cost or the market value (reposition cost). In this case, the purchase cost is lower for helmets and uniforms, but the market cost is lower for bats and shoes.

ending inventory:

Product Units LCM Total

Helmets 25 $53 $1,325

Bats 18 $75 $1,350

Shoes 39 $94 $3,666

Uniforms 43 $39 $1,677

Total $8,018