Dover Company began operations in 2017 and determined its ending inventory at cost and at LCNRV at December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2018. This information is presented below. Cost Net Realizable Value 12/31/17 \(346,000 \)322,000 12/31/18 410,000 390,000 Instructions (a) Prepare the journal entries required at December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2018, assuming inventory is recorded at LCNRV and a perpetual inventory system using the cost-of-goods-sold method. (b) Prepare journal entries required at December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2018, assuming inventory is recorded at LCNRV and a perpetual system using the loss method. (c) Which of the two methods above provides the higher net income in each year?

Inventory at cost equals $346,000, and inventory’s net realizable value is $322,000. Per LCNRV, inventory value will be equal to $322,000, as it is the lowest between the two.

$$\begin{gathered} \mathbf{Decline}\mathbf{}\mathbf{in}\mathbf{}\mathbf{inventory}\mathbf{}\mathbf{=}\mathbf{}\mathbf{inventory}\mathbf{}\mathbf{cost}\mathbf{}\mathbf{-}\mathbf{}\mathbf{inventory}\mathbf{}\mathbf{as}\mathbf{}\mathbf{per}\mathbf{}\mathbf{LCNRV} \\ \mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{=}\mathbf{\$}\mathbf{346}\mathbf{,}\mathbf{000}\mathbf{-}\mathbf{\$}\mathbf{322}\mathbf{,}\mathbf{000} \\ \mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{=}\mathbf{\$}\mathbf{24}\mathbf{,}\mathbf{000} \end{gathered}$$

Inventory at cost equals $410,000, and inventory’s net realizable value is $390,000. Per LCNRV, inventory value will be equal to $390,000, as it is the lowest between the two.

$$\begin{gathered} \mathbf{Decline}\mathbf{}\mathbf{in}\mathbf{}\mathbf{inventory}\mathbf{}\mathbf{=}\mathbf{}\mathbf{inventory}\mathbf{}\mathbf{cost}\mathbf{}\mathbf{-}\mathbf{}\mathbf{inventory}\mathbf{}\mathbf{as}\mathbf{}\mathbf{per}\mathbf{}\mathbf{LCNRV} \\ \mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{=}\mathbf{\$}\mathbf{410}\mathbf{,}\mathbf{000}\mathbf{-}\mathbf{\$}\mathbf{390}\mathbf{,}\mathbf{000} \\ \mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{=}\mathbf{\$}\mathbf{20}\mathbf{,}\mathbf{000} \end{gathered}$$

Loss recovery in 2018 is calculated as follows:

$$\begin{gathered} \mathbf{Loss}\mathbf{}\mathbf{recovery}\mathbf{}\mathbf{in}\mathbf{}\mathbf{2018}\mathbf{}\mathbf{=}\mathbf{}\mathbf{Decline}\mathbf{}\mathbf{in}\mathbf{}\mathbf{2017}\mathbf{}\mathbf{-}\mathbf{}\mathbf{Decline}\mathbf{}\mathbf{in}\mathbf{}\mathbf{2018} \\ \mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{=}\mathbf{\$}\mathbf{24}\mathbf{,}\mathbf{000}\mathbf{-}\mathbf{\$}\mathbf{20}\mathbf{,}\mathbf{000} \\ \mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{=}\mathbf{\$}\mathbf{4}\mathbf{,}\mathbf{000} \end{gathered}$$

In 2018, ending inventory will be recorded at a reduced value of $20,000, which will decrease the cost of goods sold, and, overall, will increase the net income in 2018 compared to 2017. This effect is applied to both methods.