On January 1, 2012, ECT Co

question 37

Essay

On January 1, 2012, ECT Co. adopted the dollar-value LIFO method for its one inventory pool. The pool's value on this date was $600 million. The 2012 and 2013 ending inventory valued at year-end costs were $702 million and $840 million, respectively. The appropriate cost indexes are 1.08 for 2012 and 1.20 for 2013.
Required:
Calculate the inventory balance that ECT Co. would report on its year-end balance sheets for 2012 and 2013, using the dollar-value LIFO method.

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