On December 31, Cruise Company has 18,000 units of an inventory item, which cost $46 per unit when purchased on June 15. The selling price was $86 per unit. On December 30, the net realizable value was $48 per unit. At what amount should the 18,000 units of inventory be reported at on the December 31 balance sheet

the inventory be reported at on the December 31 balance sheet is $828,000

Explanation:

Here the inventory should be recorded at lower of cost or net realizable value

Since the cost per unit is $46

And, the net realizable value is $48

So, the lowest cost per unit is $46

Now the ending inventory reported is

= 18,000 units × $46 per unit

= $828,000

hence, the inventory be reported at on the December 31 balance sheet is $828,000

1   all nations face the problem of scarcity because there are limited resources and unlimited wants. nations do not have enough factors of production to produce everything that their population wants. entrepreneurial resources initiate businesses to make new goods and services; labor resources produce goods and services.

2 there are four factors of production: natural resources, labor resources, capital resources, and entrepreneurial resources. natural resources are raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods. trees, water, and grains are natural resources. some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are renewable

3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

4 i really dont know