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Exhibit 9-2 the Jenny Company Uses a Periodic Inventory Accounting

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Exhibit 9-2 The Jenny Company uses a periodic inventory accounting system and values its inventory by using the lower of cost or market rule.The allowance method is used in applying the lower of cost or market rule.The company adjusts and closes its books annually on December 31.Below are the cost and market values of the company's year-end inventories for a three-year period:
 Date  Cost  Market  December 31, 2010 $70,000$70,000 December 31, 2011 56,00046,000 December 31, 2012 64,00058,000\begin{array}{lll}\text { Date } &\text { Cost }& \text { Market } \\\hline \text { December 31, 2010 } &\$ 70,000 & \$ 70,000 \\\text { December 31, 2011 } & 56,000 & 46,000 \\\text { December 31, 2012 } & 64,000 & 58,000\end{array}
- Refer to Exhibit 9-2.Which of the following journal entries would be correct as of December 31, 2012, to apply the lower of cost or market rule?


A)
Inventory \quad\quad 58,000
Income Summary \quad 58,000
B)
Loss Due to Market Valuation 6,000 \quad 6,000
Allowance to Reduce Inventory to Market 6,000 \quad 6,000
C)
Allowance to Reduce Inventory to Market 4,000 \quad 4,000
Loss Recovery Due to Market Valuation 4,000 \quad 4,000
D)
Cost of Goods Sold 6,000 \quad 6,000
Allowance to Reduce Inventory to Market 6,000 \quad 6,000

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