Wildhorse Company began operations in 2025 and determined its ending inventory at cost and at LCNRV at December 31, 2025, and
December 31, 2026. This information is presented below.
Cost
Net Realizable Value
12/31/25 $356,020
$333,150
12/31/26 450.880
431,980
(a) Prepare the journal entries required at December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2026, assuming inventory is recorded at LCNRV and
a perpetual inventory system using the cost-of-goods-sold method. (List all debit entries before credit entries. Credit account titles are
automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select \"No entry\" for the account titles and enter
0 for the amounts. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem.)
Date
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
(b) Prepare journal entries required at December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2026, assuming inventory is recorded at LCNRV and a
perpetual system using the loss method. (List all debit entries before credit entries. Credit account titles are automatically indented when
amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select \"No entry\" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Record
journal entries in the order presented in the problem.)
Date
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
(c) Which of the two methods above provides the higher net income in each year?