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Swifty Home Improvement Company installs replacement siding, windows, and louvered glass doors for single-family homes and condominium complexes. The company is in the process of preparing its annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020.Jim Alcide, controller for Swifty, has gathered the following data concerning inventory. At May 31, 2020, the balance in Swifty's Raw Materials Inventory account was $432,480, and Allowance to Reduce Inventory to NRV had a credit balance of $27,630. Alcide summarized the relevant inventory cost and market data at May 31, 2020, in the schedule below. Alcide assigned Patricia Devereaux, an intern from a local college, the task of calculating the amount that should appear on Swifty's May 31, 2020, financial statements for inventory under the LCNRV rule as applied to each item in inventory. Devereaux expressed concern over departing from the historical cost principle. Aluminum siding Cedar shake siding Louvered glass doors Thermal windows Total Cost $74,200 91,160 118,720 148,400 $432,480 Sales Price Net Realizable Value $67,840 $59,360 99,640 89,888 197,584 178,398 164,088 148,400 $529,152 $476,046 Your answer is correct. Determine the proper balance in Allowance to Reduce Inventory to NRV at May 31, 2020. Balance in the Allowance to Reduce Inventory to NRV $ 16112 e Textbook and Media Attempts: 2 of 3 used For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020, determine the amount of the gain or loss that would be recorded (using the loss method) due to the change in Allowance to Reduce Inventory to NRV. (Enter loss using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).) The amount of the gain (loss) $ e Textbook and Media

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Credit Balance in Allowance Inventory to NRV to Reduce = $ 27,630 Less: Balance required in Allowance e at may 31, 2020 = $ 16,112 Gain to due to change in allowance reduce Inventory to NRV = $ 11,518