Lamar Trade Mart has recently had lackluster sales. The rate of inventory turnover has dropped, and the merchandise is gathering dust. At the same time, competition has forced Lamar's suppliers to lower the prices that Lamar will pay when it replaces its inventory. It is now December 31, 2021, and the net realizable value of Lamar's ending inventory is $70,000 below what the company actually paid for the goods, which was $250,000. Before any adjustments at the end of the period, the Cost of Goods Sold account has a balance of S780,000. Read the requirements. Requirement a. What accounting action should Lamar take in this situation? Lamar should apply the to account for inventories. The net realizable value of ending inventory is Lamar's actual cost, so Lamar must write the inventory to realizable value. average-bost method Requirements first in, first out method last in, first out method lower-of-cost-or-market rule a. What accounting action should Lamar take in this situation? b. Give any journal entry required. 6. At what amount should the company report Inventory on the balance sheet? d. At what amount should the company report Cost of Goods Sold on the income statement? e. Discuss the accounting principle or concept that is most relevant to this situation Print Done