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Problem 8-8 (Part Level Submission) Chris’s Televisions produces television sets

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Question

Problem 8-8 (Part Level Submission)

Chris’s Televisions produces television sets in three categories: portable, midsize, and flat-screen. On January 1, 2017, Chris adopted dollar-value LIFO and decided to use a single inventory pool. The company’s January 1 inventory consists of:

Category

Quantity

Cost per Unit

Total Cost


During 2017, the company had the following purchases and sales.

Category

Quantity
Purchased

Cost per Unit

Quantity
Sold

Selling Price
per Unit

a) price Index?

b) Compute ending inventory, cost of goods sold, and gross profit.

c) Assume the company uses three inventory pools instead of one. Compute ending inventory, cost of goods sold, and gross profit.

Category

Quantity

Cost per Unit

Total Cost

Portable 5,900 $134 $ 790,600 Midsize 8,200 335 2,747,000 Flat-screen 2,900 536 1,554,400 17,000 $5,092,000

Explanation / Answer

Single pool ending inventory

Opening inventory + Purchases - cost of goods sold

Portable

5900+15300-14000

7200

Midsize

8200+20800-23000

6000

Flat screen

2900+9800-5900

6800

Quantity

Base price

Base cost

Current price

Current Cost

Portable

7200

134

964800

147

1058400

Midsize

6000

335

2010000

402

2412000

Flat screen

6800

536

3644800

670

4556000

20000

6619600

8026400

Price index

Current Cost/Base cost

8026400/6619600

1.21252039

Single pool ending inventory

Opening inventory + Purchases - cost of goods sold

Portable

5900+15300-14000

7200

Midsize

8200+20800-23000

6000

Flat screen

2900+9800-5900

6800