Problem 92 Part Level Submission Shamrock Home Improvement C

Problem 9-2 (Part Level Submission) Shamrock Home Improvement Company installs replacement siding, windows, and louvered glass doors for single-family homes and condominium complexes. The company is in the process of preparing its annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017. Jim Alcide, controller for Shamrock, has gathered the following data concerning inventory At May 31, 2017, the balance in Shamrock\'s Raw Materials Inventory account was $493,680, and Allowance to Reduce Inventory to NRV had a credit balance of $27,670 Alcide summarized the relevant inventory cost and market data at May 31, 2017, in the schedule below Alcide assigned Patricia Devereaux, an intern from a local college, the task of calculating the amount that should appear on Shamrock\'s May 31, 2017, financial statements for inventory under the LCNRV rule as applied to each item in inventory. Devereaux expressed concern over departing from the historical cost principle Aluminum siding Cedar shake siding Louvered glass doors Thermal windows Cost $84,700 104,060 135,520 169,400 $493,680 Sales Price $77,440 113,740 225,544 187,308 $604,032 Net Realizable Value $67,760 102,608 203,643 169,400 $543,411 Total Your answer is incorrect. Try again Determine the proper balance in Allowance to Reduce Inventory to NRV at May 31, 2017 Balance in the Allowance to Reduce Inventory to NRV Click if you would like to Show Work for this question: Open Show Work

Solution

Solution: Balance in the Allowance to Reduce Inventory to NRV = Credit balance - Loss on inventory

= $27,670 - $18,392

= $9,278

working:

	Cost	Net Realisale value	Loss on Inventory
Aluminum siding	$84,700	$67,760	$16,940
Cedar shake siding	$104,060	$102,608	$1,452
Louvered glass door	$135,520	$203,643	-
Thermal windows	$169,400	$169,400	-
		Total	$18,392