Robertson Garden Supplies, which uses a perpetual inventory system and the FIFO method, has these account balances

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Robertson Garden Supplies, which uses a perpetual inventory system and the FIFO method, has these account balances at December 31, 2014, prior to releasing the financial statements for the year:
Cost of Goods Sold Sales Revenue Inventory 50,000 Beg. bal. 84,000 End. bal. Bal. 500,000 Bal. 940,000

The company has determined that the net realizable value of the December 31, 2014, ending inventory is $75,500.
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Prepare Robertson Garden Supplies' balance sheet at December 31, 2014, to show how Robertson would apply the lower-of-cost-and-net-realizable-value rule to inventories. Include a complete heading for the statement.

Ending Inventory
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Balance Sheet
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Accounting Volume 1

ISBN: 978-0132690096

9th Canadian edition

Authors: Charles T. Horngren, Walter T. Harrison, Jo Ann L. Johnston, Carol A. Meissner, Peter R. Norwood

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