A lower-of-fifo-cost-or-market approach for valuation


Remmers Company manufactures desks. Most of the company's desks are standard models and are sold on the basis of catalog prices. At December 31, 2014, the following finished desks appear in the company's inventory.

Finished Desks


A


B


C


D

2014 catalog selling price
$615
$656
$1,229
$1,434
FIFO cost per inventory list 12/31/14
642
615
1,134
1,311
Estimated current cost to manufacture (at December 31, 2014, and early 2015)
628
587
833
1,366
Sales commissions and estimated other costs of disposal
68
82
109
178
2015 catalog selling price
683
738
1,229
1,639

The 2014 catalog was in effect through November 2014, and the 2015 catalog is effective as of December 1, 2014. All catalog prices are net of the usual discounts. Generally, the company attempts to obtain a 20% gross profit on selling price and has usually been successful in doing so.
At what amount should each of the four desks appear in the company's December 31, 2014, inventory, assuming that the company has adopted a lower-of-FIFO-cost-or-market approach for valuation of inventories on an individual-item basis? (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 1,750.)

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