Question

Presented below is information related to Kingbird Corporation. Price Index LIFO Cost Retail Inventory on December 31, 2020, when dollar-value LIFO is adopted 100 $34,200 $77,200 Inventory, December 31, 2021 110 ? 97,240 Compute the ending inventory under the dollar-value LIFO method at December 31, 2021. The cost-to-retail ratio for 2021 was 60%.

Answer 1

Answer:

Ending LIFO Value as on 31st dec,2021 = $54,924

Explanation:

Year Index LIFO Cost REtail

2020 100 $34,200 $77,200

2021 110 ? $97,240

Cost to Retail ration 2021 = 60% .

Hence TOTAL Cost of the inventory is = $58,344

LIFO Cost of inventory shall be calculated as follows

Inventory at base year prices = 58,344/110*100 = 53040.

Base year layers = 34,200+18,840

LIFO Value = 34,200*100/100 +18840*110/100

Ending LIFO Value as on 31st dec,2021 = $54,924