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Handel Inc

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Handel Inc.values its inventory on an LCM basis.The following data came from the 2011 inventory, which consisted of two items: $\begin{array}{lrr}&\text { Item \# 130}&\text { Item \# 140 }\\\hline\text { Original cost } & \$ 12,000 & \$ 15,000 \\\text { Selling price } & 15,000 & 26,000 \\\text { Estimated selling costs } & 5,000 & 10,000 \\\text { Replacement cost } & 13,000 & 15,000 \\\text { Normal profit margin } & 1,500 & 1,000\end{array}$
-The appropriate carrying value for the entire inventory when applying the LCM rule using net realizable value to the inventory as a whole would be:

A) $25,000
B) $26,000
C) $27,000
D) $28,000