Under the last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory valuation method, a price index for inventory must be established for tax
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 12:22 pm
Under the last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory valuation method, a price index for inventory must be established for tax purposes. The quantity weights are based on year-ending inventory levels. Unit Price ($) Product A B C D Ending Inventory 500 50 100 60 Beginning 0.17 1.60 4.50 11.00 Ending 0.21 1.80 4.20 13.20 Use the beginning-of-the-year price per unit as the base-period price and develop a weighted aggregate index for the total inventory value at the end of the year. (Round your answer to the nearest integer.) IM What type of weighted aggregate price index must be developed for the LIFO inventory valuation? Laspeyres Index Paasche index