Question

Robyn's Retail had 500 units of inventory on hand at the end of the year. These were recorded at a cost of $19 each using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method. The current replacement cost is $17 per unit. The selling price charged by Robyn's Retail for each finished product is $27. In order to record the adjusting entry needed under the lower-of-cost-or-market rule, the Merchandise Inventory will be ________. Group of answer choices debited by $8,500 credited by $8,500 debited by $1,000 credited by $1,000

Answer 1

Answer:

Credit inventory 1000 and debit COGS 1000

Explanation:

19*500=9500 <price it is recorded at currently

The rule requires lower cost - market vs. price. Since market cost is lower, you  have to find out how much the ending inventory balance should be

17*500=8500

9500-8500=1000

The inventory booked should be lowered, thus requiring credit entry of 1000. Since it is a merchandise loss, it is counted towards cost of goods sold expense, thus debit