Simm Co. has determined its December 31 inventory on a FIFO basis to be $400,000. Information pertaining to that inventory follows:

Estimated selling price

$403,000

Estimated cost of disposal

20,000

Normal profit margin

60,000

Current replacement cost

360,000

Simm records losses that result from applying the lower of cost or market rule. At December 31, what should be the amount of Simm’s inventory?

  1. $400,000
  2. $388,000
  3. $360,000
  4. $328,000