Lower-of-cost-or-market: At 12/31/10, the end of Jenner Company's first year of business, inventory was $4,100 and $2,800 at cost and at market, respectively. Following is data relative to the 12/31/11 inventory of Jenner: Original Net Net Realizable Appropriate Cost Replacement Realizable Value Less Inventory Item Per Unit Cost Value Normal Profit Value A $ .65 $ .45 B .45 .40 C .70 .75 D .75 .65 E .90 .85 Selling price is $1.00/unit for all items. Disposal costs amount to 10% of selling price and a "normal" profit is 30% of selling price. There are 1,000 units of each item in the 12/31/11 inventory.
Instructions
(a) Prepare the entry at 12/31/10 necessary to implement the lower-of-cost-or-market procedure assuming Jenner uses a contra account for its balance sheet.
(b) Complete the last three columns in the 12/31/11 schedule above based upon the lower-of-cost-or-market rules.
(c) Prepare the entry(ies) necessary at 12/31/11 based on the data above.
(d) How are inventory losses disclosed on the income statement?