Marzan Company uses LIFO and a perpetual inventory system for its leading product, Z. Given the historical cost of product Z is $22, the selling price of product Z is $25, costs to sell product Z are $3, the replacement cost for product Z is $21, and the normal profit margin is 40% of sales price, what is the amount that should be used to value the inventory under the lower-of-cost-or-market method? $18 O $20 $21 $22

Valuing Inventory at Lower-of-Cost-or-Market Gard Inc. has compiled the following information related to its five products. Costs of disposal are estimated to be 10% of selling price, and gross profit is estimated to be 25% of the selling price. Determine the value of inventory applying the lower-of-cost-or-market rule to each individual inventory item. Note: Round each amount to the nearest dollar. #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 Estimated selling price $66 $76 $82 $100 $130 Original cost (LIFO) 45 48 60 63 90 Replacement cost 50 70 49 66 83 Inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market $ (10) x $ (11) x $ (12) x $ (25) х $ (20) x

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Information pertaining to the inventory of Palette Company follows. LIFO Selling Replacement Cost Price Cost Category: Supreme Item A $5,600 $6,400 $4,800 Item B 7,200 7,200 7,680 Item C 17,600 17,600 16,800 Category: Classic Item X 28,800 28,800 30,400 Item Y 35,200 42,400 41,600 Item Z 56,000 48,000 52,800 The company has a normal profit margin of 20% of selling price and has no additional costs to complete or sell the items. What is the lower-of-cost-or-market value of the company's inventory applying the rule to (a) each individual item and (b) to each inventory category? Select one: a. Inventory item: $147,200; Inventory Category: $147,200 b. Inventory item: $150,400; Inventory Category: $150,400 c. Inventory item: $143,520; Inventory Category: $150,400 d. Inventory item: $141,120; Inventory Category: $147,520

Jenks Company developed the following information about its inventories in applying the lower-of-cost-or-net-realizabl e-value(LCNRV) basis in valuing inventories: Product Cost NRV A $114,000 $120,000 B 80,000 76,000 C 160,000 162,000 After Jenks applies the LCNRV rule, the value of the inventory reported on the balance sheet would be

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Smith Company's inventory cost is $100. The expected sales price is $110, estimated selling costs are $6. The normal gross profit ratio is 20% of selling price. The replacement cost of the inventory is $95. Smith Company uses the LIFO inventory method so must use the lower of cost or market approach and this inventory item should be valued at Correct answer came back as $95, Id love an explanation for this.   Thank you!