Data on the physical inventory of Exchange Company as of December 31, 2008, are presented in the working papers. The quantity of each commodity on hand has been determined and recorded on the inventory sheet. Unit market prices have also been determined as of December 31 and recorded on the sheet. The inventory is to be determined at cost and also at the lower of cost or market, using the first in, first out method. Quantity and cost data from the last purchases invoice of the year and the next to the last purchases invoice are summarized as follows:

 

Last

Next to the Last

 

Purchases Invoice

Purchases Invoice

 

Quantity

Unit

Quantity

Unit

Description

Purchased

Cost

Purchased

Cost

AC172

25

$ 60

30

$ 58

BE43

35

175

20

180

CJ9

18

130

25

128

E34

150

25

100

24

F17

10

565

10

560

G68

100

15

100

14

K41

10

385

5

384

Q79

500

6

500

6

RZ13

80

22

50

21

S60

5

250

4

260

 

 

 

 

 

W21

100

20

75

19

XR90

9

750

9

740

Instructions

Record the appropriate unit costs on the inventory sheet, and complete the pricing of the inventory.

When there are two different unit costs applicable to an item, proceed as follows:

1. Draw a line through the quantity, and insert the quantity and unit cost of the last purchase.

2. On the following line, insert the quantity and unit cost of the next to the last purchase.

3. Total the cost and market columns and insert the lower of the two totals in the Lower of C or M column. The first item on the inventory sheet has been completed as an example.