Garcia Home Improvement Company installs replacement siding, windows, and louvered glass doors for single-family homes and condominium complexes. The company is in the process of preparing its annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2025. Jim Alcide, controller for Garcia, has gathered the following data concerning inventory.

At May 31, 2025, the balance in Garcia’s Raw Materials Inventory account was $408,000. Alcide summarized the relevant inventory cost and market data at May 31, 2025, in the schedule below. Alcide assigned Patricia Devereaux, an intern from a local college, the task of calculating the amount that should appear on Garcia’s May 31, 2025, financial statements for inventory under the LCNRV rule as applied to each item in inventory. Devereaux expressed concern over departing from the historical cost principle.

Instructions

a. Determine the inventory write-down, if any, at May 31, 2025.

b. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2025, prepare the entry to record the inventory write-down, if any, using the loss method.

c. Explain the rationale for the use of the LCNRV rule as it applies to inventories.

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Aluminum siding Cedar shake siding Louvered glass doors Thermal windows Total Cost $ 70,000 86,000 112,000 140,000 $408,000 Sales Price $ 64,000 94,000 186,400 154,800 $499,200 Net Realizable Value $ 56,000 84,800 168,300 140,000 $449,100