Forester Company has five products in its inventory. Information about the December 31, 2021, inventory follows.

The cost to sell for each product consists of a 10 percent sales commission. The normal profit for each product is 40 percent of the selling price. 1. Determine the carrying value of inventory at December 31, 2021, assuming the lower of cost or market (LCM) rule is applied to individual products. 2. Determine the carrying value of inventory at December 31, 2021, assuming the LCM rule is applied to the entire inventory. 3. Assuming inventory write-downs are common for Forester, record any necessary year-end adjusting entry based on the amount calculated in requirement 2.

Unit Unit Unit Replacement Selling Product Quantity Cost Cost Price A 500 $18 $20 $24 B 800 23 19 26 700 11 10 16 D 800 15 12 14 E 700 22 20 21 Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Determine the carrying value of inventory at December 31, 2021, assuming the lower of cost or market (LCM) rule to individual products. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) Inventory Product RC NRV NRV-NP Market Cost carrying (units) value A (500) $ 20 B (800) 20 C (700) 20 D (800) 20 E (700) 20 Total 0 $ $ 0 $ 0 Inventory carrying value $ 54,030