Question

The Bloomfield Corporation sells three items of inventory: rulers, mechanical pencils, and notebooks. The company begins operations on April 1, 2017 by purchasing 100 rulers at $6 each; 70 mechanical pencils at $8 each; and 120 notebooks at $7 each. Using the information above, calculate the book value (i.e., balance sheet value) of the three categories of inventory that Bloomfield would report as of April 1, 2017. Rulers: Pencils: Notebooks: Total: Now assume that Bloomfield incurs the following additional expenditures to acquire the inventory on April 1, 2017: The 100 rulers have a flat shipping fee of $15. The mechanical pencils are imported; each unit is subject to an import duty of $0.50. The notebooks ship with a flat fee of $12 plus $0.10 per unit. Re-calculate the book value of the three inventory categories as of April 1, 2017, taking into account the additional expenditures noted above.

Answer 1

Answer:

             Value of inventories

1. Rulers = 100*$6 =             $600

2. Pencils = 70*$8 =            $560

3. Notebooks = 120*$7 =    $840

Total                                     $2,000

Value of inventories after additional information

1. Rulers = [(100*$6) + $15] =                               $615

2. Pencils = (70*$8) + (70*$0.50) =                    $595

3. Notebooks= (120*$7) + $12 + (120*$0.10)      $864

Total                                                                     $2,074