Lower of Cost or Market Rule for Valuing Inventory

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Oh gosh, thank you. I had cost as the lower of historical cost or market value compared to market in the same way you explained it, and kept getting my accounting homework wrong. Your video cleared up the mud my textbook made of this.

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@Edspira can you please confirm if the entry to write-down inventory is done using the indirect method? I believe you would directly credit COGS under the direct method? Thank you!

[@johnmorris3816]

Amazing video as always, but I have one thing that’s not clear to me- the inventory credit is going down to the balance sheet, in order for it to balance do you credit the inventory and debit expenses?

[@johnmorris3816]

Oh dear I do not understand myself what I’m talking about, basically if you credit assets on the balance sheet, how do balance the accounting equation?

[@Edspira]

You would debit "loss from decline in inventory value" and you would credit "inventory". Inventory is an asset, so assets would decrease with a credit. The loss account is a temporary account that reduces net income. A reduction in net income will reduce retained earnings at the end of the period. (which is a stockholder's equity account). Great question!

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[@neodrone1]

Thank you for the explanation. Do you have a case where market value > original cost? Since inventory cannot be written up according to GAAP than balance in inventories will stay the same without any adjustments? Thanks

[@usnationalist]

Good video. This is much more helpful than what I get in the class I'm paying $1500 for ... -- Can someone explain NRV Less normal profit? The terminology is confusing to me. It is supposed to be a value with some minimal profit made if sold, right? But the NRV Less Normal Profit is lower than the replacement cost ... so there is no profit, right? It would seem to me if you're calculating a minimum profit, it should be done by adding a % to your replacement cost. Not subtracting an amount from a sale price. It's really throwing me off.

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[@hamadaali3256]

thank you very much for your video but pleas explain cases when cost is greeter than mark like this exercise and ________________________________________________________ the original cost of an inventory item is above the replacement cost and the net realizable value. The replacement cost is below the net realizable value less the normal profit margin. As a result, under the lower of cost or market method, the inventory item should be reported at the

[@kyleward8054]

I do have a question. We know assets = liability + equity. So if we are making the following journal entry Loss from decline in inventory value $25 Inventory $25 The asset account is lowered. Shouldn't there be a corresponding entry to lower equity too?

[@manoflegend9992]

Loss is a Stockholders Equity account

[@2010curryking2]

So whats the difference between the loss from decline in inventory value and the accumulated depreciation?

[@africarib]

Only assets are depreciated. This is specifically dealing with inventory that will be used to generate company sales.

[@myertm]

Thank you for your video - I found it quite useful. Just to clarify, is this method (with a price ceiling and a price floor) only accepted under US GAAP for amounts reported on the BS correct? Under IFRS are you only concerned with calculating NRV and comparing that to cost - choosing the lower of the two?

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[@hamnahteli990]

what if the cost is the lower than market value, how do you record it then?

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What happens if the replacement cost and inventory cost are flippped?

[@merlsaligumba531]

what if there is no profit margin, while ncv and replacement cost are present

[@bhavikupadhyaya972]

How did you get 75 as the market value if 82 was in the middle

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