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3 years ago

Explain what lower of cost or market means in regards to reporting merchandise inventory on the balance sheet.

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1 answer:

Degger [83]3 years ago

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Answer and Explanation:

Inventory is an asset and is posted on the asset side of the balance sheet. As per accounting standards regarding inventory valuation, it can be either valued at historical cost or at market price, whichever is lower.

Historical cost is the cost at which asset was acquired. Market price is the price which would be received if the asset is replaced as on the date on which balance sheet is prepared. Inventory is valued at lower of the above mentioned costs.

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Explanation:

Problems of normally distributed samples are solved using the z-score formula.

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$Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}$

The Z-score measures how many standard deviations the measure is from the mean. After finding the Z-score, we look at the z-score table and find the p-value associated with this z-score. This p-value is the probability that the value of the measure is smaller than X, that is, the percentile of X. Subtracting 1 by the pvalue, we get the probability that the value of the measure is greater than X.

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What guaranteed mileage should the manufacturer announce

Only until the 5th percentile will have to be replaced, which is the value of X when Z has a pvalue of 0.05. So it is X when Z = -1.645.

$Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}$

$-1.645 = \frac{X - 47900}{2050}$

$X - 47900 = -1.645*2050$

$X = 44528$

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Solution :

Preferred Common

Non cumulative and non Participative 12,600 67,400

Cumulative and non participative 37800 42200

Cumulative and participative 47876 32124

Current Stock Out Standing

Common stock at the rate 50 5100 shares 255000

Preferred stock 7% at the rate 100 1800 shares 180000

Cumulative the annual dividend on the preferred stock

Preferred stock dividend (180000 x 7%) 12600

Dividend Arrears to preferred stock (12600 x 2) 25200

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Preferred Common Total

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Common stock 67400 67400

Total dividend 12600 67400 80000

Cumulative and non participative

Preferred Common Total

Current year 12600 12600

Arrears 25200 25200

Common stock 42200 42200

Total dividend 37800 42200 80000

Cumulative and participative

Preferred Common Total

Current year 12600 12600

Arrears 25200 25200

Common stock (255000 x 7%) 17850 17850

Balance dividend pro data 10076 14274 24350

Total dividend 47876 32124 80000

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Amount for the participation = 80000-(12600+25200+17850) = 24350

Rate of participation = $\frac{24350}{(255000+180000)}$ = 5.5977%

Participating dividend:

Preferred stock = 18000 x 5.5977% = 10076

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