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Chapter 8, Problem 8.24E
Dollar-value LIFO
• LO8–8
Mercury Company has only one inventory pool. On December 31, 2018, Mercury adopted the dollar-value LIFO inventory method. The inventory on that date using the dollar-value LIFO method was $200,000. Inventory data are as follows:
Year | Ending Inventory at Year-End Costs | Ending Inventory at Base Year Costs |
2019 | $231,000 | $220,000 |
2020 | 299,000 | 260,000 |
2021 | 300,000 | 250,000 |
Required:
Compute the inventory at December 31, 2019, 2020, and 2021, using the dollar-value LIFO method.
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