Explain briefly the application of the LCM concept to the ending inventory and its effect on the income statement and the balance sheet when market is lower than cost.
LCM is applied when market (defined as current replacement cost) is lower than the cost of units on hand. The ending inventory is valued at market (lower), which (a) reduces net income and (b) reduces the inventory amount reported on the balance sheet. The effect of applying LCM is to include the holding loss on the income statement (as a part of CGS) in the period in which the replacement cost drops below cost rather than in the period of actual sale.
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