The following information for five products (A-E) was taken from the inventory records of the Walker Company who use the FIFO method: Product A B C D E # of Units 175 200 250 200 300 Unit cost $5.50 $10.00 $5.10 $5.10 $5.00 Replacement cost per unit $6.00 $9.00 $4.60 $4.50 $4.50 Net realizable value (NRV) per unit $5.20 $12.50 $7.00 $7.00 $7.00 NRV-Normal profit per unit $4.80 $10.30 $5.25 $4.00 $4.80

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The following information for five products (A-E) was taken from the inventory records of the Walker Company who use the FIFO method:

Product

A

B

C

D

E

# of Units

175

200

250

200

300

Unit cost

$5.50

$10.00

$5.10

$5.10

$5.00

Replacement cost per unit

$6.00

$9.00

$4.60

$4.50

$4.50

Net realizable value (NRV) per unit

$5.20

$12.50

$7.00

$7.00

$7.00

NRV-Normal profit per unit

$4.80

$10.30

$5.25

$4.00

$4.80

 

Required:
Determine the valuation of the inventory at the lower of cost or market applied to:

a.

Individual items

$

 

 

 

b.

The inventory as a whole

$

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