As a new account assistant, Miss Fizah has been assigned to calculate the amount that should appear on Terrar Bhd’s financial statement for inventory under the lower-of-cost-or-NRV (LCRNV) rule as applied to each item in inventory. The company applies the loss method and uses an Allowance Account to record for the write down of the inventory to net realisable value (NRV). However, Madam Rabiatul, Terrar Bhd’s accountant had an argument with Mr. Zaman, senior accountant of the company regarding the method to be used to record the write down of the inventories. Madam Rabiatul wants to use the loss method to write down inventory because it is more clearly discloses the decline in the net realisable value and does not distort the cost of goods sold. But, Mr. Zaman prefers the cost-of-goods-sold method to write down because it does not call attention to the decline in net realizable value.  With regards to the argument between Madam Rabiatul and Mr. Zaman: (a) What is the issue facing Madam Rabiatul and Mr Zaman? Is there any possible ethical issue involved?  (b) Would the method suggest by Mr Zaman affect Terrar Bhd’s stakeholder (s)?  (c) If you are Madam Rabiatul, what would you do to overcome the issue?

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As a new account assistant, Miss Fizah has been assigned to calculate the amount that should appear on Terrar Bhd’s financial statement for inventory under the lower-of-cost-or-NRV (LCRNV) rule as applied to each item in inventory. The company applies the loss method and uses an Allowance Account to record for the write down of the inventory to net realisable value (NRV).

However, Madam Rabiatul, Terrar Bhd’s accountant had an argument with Mr. Zaman, senior accountant of the company regarding the method to be used to record the write down of the inventories. Madam Rabiatul wants to use the loss method to write down inventory because it is more clearly discloses the decline in the net realisable value and does not distort the cost of goods sold. But, Mr. Zaman prefers the cost-of-goods-sold method to write down because it does not call attention to the decline in net realizable value. 

With regards to the argument between Madam Rabiatul and Mr. Zaman:

(a) What is the issue facing Madam Rabiatul and Mr Zaman? Is there any possible ethical issue involved? 

(b) Would the method suggest by Mr Zaman affect Terrar Bhd’s stakeholder (s)? 

(c) If you are Madam Rabiatul, what would you do to overcome the issue?

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