Acompany like golf usa that sells golf-related inventory typically will have inventory items such as golf clothing and golf equipment. as technology advances the design and performance of the next generation of drivers, the older models become less marketable and therefore decline in value. suppose that in the current year, ping (a manufacturer of golf clubs) introduces the megadriver ii, the new and improved version of the megadriver. below are year-end amounts related to golf usa’s inventory. inventory quantity unit cost unit nrv shirts 29 $ 54 $ 64 megadriver 9 300 220 megadriver ii 24 320 360 exercise 6-14a calculate the total recorded cost of ending inventory before any adjustments.

The east asiatic company (eac), a danish company with subsidiaries throughout asia, has been funding its bangkok subsidiary primarily with u. s. dollar debt because of the cost and availability of dollar capital as opposed to thai baht-denominated (b) debt. the treasurer of eac-thailand is considering a 1-year bank loan for $247,000.the current spot rate is b32.03 /$, and the dollar-based interest is 6.78% for the 1-year period. 1-year loans are 12.04% in baht. a. assuming expected inflation rates of 4.3 % and 1.24% in thailand and the united states, respectively, for the coming year, according to purchase power parity, what would the effective cost of funds be in thai baht terms? b. if eac's foreign exchange advisers believe strongly that the thai government wants to push the value of the baht down against the dollar by5% over the coming year (to promote its export competitiveness in dollar markets), what might the effective cost of funds end up being in baht terms? c. if eac could borrow thai baht at 13% per annum, would this be cheaper than either part (a) or part (b) above?