atum Company has four products in its inventory. Information about ending inventory is as follows: Product Total Cost 101 $ 149,000 102 110,800 103 104 73,800 37,500 Total Replacement Cost $ 136,100 104,600 49,200 35,000 Total Net Realizable Value $ 123,700 135,400 62,100 62,800

Forest Company has five products in its inventory. Information about ending inventory follows. Product Quantity Unit Cost A 1,000 B 800 с 600 D 200 E 600 $ 10 15 3 7 14 Unit Replacement Unit Selling Cost Price $ 16 18 8 6 13 $ 12 11 2 4 12 The cost to sell for each product consists of a 15 percent sales commission. The normal profit for each product is 40 percent of the selling price. Required: 1. Determine the carrying value of ending inventory, assuming the lower of cost or market (LCM) rule is applied to individual products. 2. Determine the carrying value of inventory, assuming the LCM rule is applied to the entire inventory. 3. Assuming inventory write-downs are common for Forest, record any necessary year-end adjusting entry based on the amount calculated in requirement 2.

As of 12-31-15, Acme Company has three different inventory items on hand. Data on the three items follows:   Item Quantity on hand Unit cost (Acme uses LIFO) Replacement cost Normal profit Expected selling price Estimated disposal costs A 75 $405 $625 $750 $1,500 $100 B 24 $310 $300 $230 $400 $25 C 51 $775 $800 $300 $1,000 $250 Using the lower-of-cost-or-market approach applied on an individual-item basis, determine if Acme needs to make an entry to write her inventory down. If so, prepare the entry Acme should make

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