Intermediate Accounting
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780136912644
Author: Elizabeth A. Gordon; Jana S. Raedy; Alexander J. Sannella
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.18BE
Lower of Cost or Market. Sarat Boot Company manufactures two types of boots—rain boots and snow boots, information related to both products is presented in the following table
| Group | Current Replacement Cost | Selling Price | Disposal Costs | Normal Profit Margin | Cost |
| Rain | $70 | $95 | $24 | $12 | $60 |
| Snow | 84 | 110 | 24 | 15 | 93 |
Determine the ending inventory value per unit using the lower-of-cost-or-market rule assuming that Sarat Boot uses LIFO for costing purposes and the group-by-group approach to LCM.
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