At 12/31/20, the end of Sandhill Company's first year of business, inventory was $6,600 and...

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At 12/31/20, the end of Sandhill Company's first year of business, inventory was $6,600 and $5,100 at cost and at market, respectively. Following is data relative to the 12/31/21 inventory of Jenner:

Item Original Cost Per Unit Replacement Cost
A $0.55 $0.40
B 0.50 0.45
C 0.90 0.95
D 0.60 0.50
E 0.70 0.65

Selling price is $1.00/unit for all items. Disposal costs amount to 10% of selling price and a "normal" profit is 30% of selling price. There are 1,400 units of each item in the 12/31/21 inventory.

(a)

Prepare the entry at 12/31/20 necessary to implement the lower-of-cost-or-market procedure assuming Sandhill uses a contra account for its balance sheet. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

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12/31/20

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