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Newman’s Televisions produces television sets in three categories: portable, mid

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Question

Newman’s Televisions produces television sets in three categories: portable, midsize, and flat-screen. On January 1, 2017, Newman 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

Portable

6,300

$125

$ 787,500

Midsize

7,700

313

2,410,100

Flat-screen

2,900

500

1,450,000

16,900

$4,647,600

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

Category

Quantity
Purchased

Cost per Unit

Quantity
Sold

Selling Price
per Unit

Portable

14,400

$138

13,800

$188

Midsize

20,100

375

23,300

506

Flat-screen

10,100

625

6,300

750

44,600

Calculate price index and Compute ending inventory, cost of goods sold, and gross profit and 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

6,300

$125

$ 787,500

Midsize

7,700

313

2,410,100

Flat-screen

2,900

500

1,450,000

16,900

$4,647,600

Explanation / Answer

Dollar Value LIFO(Single Inventory Method)

Ending inventory

Ending Inventory

(Quantity)

Ending inventory base cost($)

=(A)

Ending inventory Current cost($)

=(B)

Multiple pools price index

=(B/A)

Price Index = ending inventory at current cost/ending inventory at base cost = $6,827,000/$5,621,000 = 1.21

LIFO Layer = 18100-16900 = 1,200

Ending Inventory LIFO:

base layer ($4,647,600 ) *1 = $4,647,600

+ incremental layer ($5,621,000 - $4,647,600)*1.21 = 1,177,814

=Ending inventory LIFO$ = $5,825,414

COGS:

base beginning inventory = $4,647,600

+ total purchases = $15,837,200

=cost of goods available = $20,484,800

(-) Ending inventory LIFO$ = $5,825,414

cost of goods sold = $14,659,386

Gross profit:

total sales= 13800*188 + 23300*506 + 6300*750 = $19,109,200

GP = sales - COGS = $19,109,200 - $14,659,386 = $4,449,832

item beginning inventory quantity purchased Quantity sold

Ending Inventory

(Quantity)

Ending inventory base cost($)

=(A)

Ending inventory Current cost($)

=(B)

Multiple pools price index

=(B/A)

Portable 6300 14,400 13800 6900 @$125 = 862,500 @$138 = 952,000 = 1.104 Mid size 7700 20,100 23300 4500 @$313 =1,408,500 @$375 = 1,687,500 = 1.198 Flat Screen 2900 10100 6300 6700 @$500=3,350,000 @$625 = 4,187,500 = 1.25 total 16900 44600 43400 18100 5621000 6827000