Elster Company adopted the dollar-value LIFO method of inventory valuation on December 31, 2007. Its inventory on that date was $220,000, and the external price index on that date was 100. Here is additional information regarding the inventory: Inventory atPriceDateCurrent PricesIndex December 31, 2017      $220,000     100 December 31, 2018       $256,800     107 December 31, 2019       $290,000     125 December 31, 2020       $325,000     130 8.What is the cost of the ending inventory at December 31, 2018 under dollar-value LIFO? a.$240,000. b.$256,800. c.$241,400. d.$235,400. 9.What is the cost of the ending inventory at December 31, 2020 under dollar-value LIFO? a.$256,240. b.$254,400. c.$250,000

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Elster Company adopted the dollar-value LIFO method of inventory valuation on December 31, 2007. Its inventory on that date was $220,000, and the external price index on that date was 100. Here is additional information regarding the inventory: Inventory atPriceDateCurrent PricesIndex

December 31, 2017      $220,000     100

December 31, 2018       $256,800     107

December 31, 2019       $290,000     125

December 31, 2020       $325,000     130

8.What is the cost of the ending inventory at December 31, 2018 under dollar-value LIFO?

a.$240,000.

b.$256,800.

c.$241,400.

d.$235,400.

9.What is the cost of the ending inventory at December 31, 2020 under dollar-value LIFO?

a.$256,240.

b.$254,400.

c.$250,000.

d.$259,000.

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