A physical inventory of Office Deals taken at December 31 reveals the following.
|
|
|
Per Unit |
|
|
Item |
Units |
Cost |
Market |
|
Office furniture |
|
|
|
|
Desks |
436 |
$261 |
$305 |
|
Credenzas |
295 |
227 |
256 |
|
Chairs |
587 |
49 |
43 |
|
Bookshelves |
321 |
93 |
82 |
|
Filling cabinets |
|
|
|
|
Two drawer |
214 |
81 |
70 |
|
Four drawer |
398 |
135 |
122 |
|
Lateral |
398 |
135 |
122 |
|
Office equipment |
|
|
|
|
Fax machines |
430 |
168 |
200 |
|
Copiers |
545 |
317 |
288 |
|
Telephones |
352 |
125 |
117 |
Required
1. Compute the lower of cost or market for the inventory applied separately to each item.
2. If the market amount is less than the recorded cost of the inventory, then record the LCM adjustment to the Merchandise Inventory account.