Four Alternative Inventory Methods Based on Income and Cash Flow Academic Essay

At the end of January 2014, the records of Donner Company showed the following for a particular item that sold at $16 per unit:

Transactions     Units Amount
  Inventory, January 1, 2014                            500  $                    2,365 4.73
  Purchase, January 12                            600                        3,600 6
  Purchase, January 26                            160                        1,280 8
  Sale                         (370)  
  Sale                         (250)

 

 

Required:

1a.  Compute Cost of Goods Sold under each method of inventory: average cost, FIFO, LIFO, and specific identification. For specific identification, assume that the first sale was selected from the beginning inventory and the second sale was selected from the January 12 purchase. (Round unit price to 2 decimal places. Input all amounts as positive values.)

Input areas are shaded.

Average Cost Cost of Good Available for Sale Cost of Goods Sold
# of Units Cost per Unit Cost of Goods Available for Sale # of Units Sold Cost per Unit Cost of Goods Sold
Beginning inventory            
Purchases:            
January 12, 2014            
January 26, 2014            
Total            

 

 

FIFO Cost of Goods Available for Sale Cost of Goods Sold
  # of Units Cost per Unit Cost of Goods Available for Sale # of Units Sold Cost per Unit Cost of Goods Sold
Beginning inventory     $0      
Purchases:            
January 12, 2014     $0      
January 26, 2014     $0      
Total                               –   $0 0    

 

 

LIFO Cost of Goods Available for Sale Cost of Goods Sold
# of Units Cost per Unit Cost of Goods Available for Sale # of Units Sold Cost per Unit Cost of Goods Sold
Beginning inventory            
Purchases:            
January 12, 2014            
January 26, 2014            
Total                               –    $                           – 0    $                    4,040

 

 

Specific Identification Cost of Goods Available for Sale Cost of Goods Sold
# of Units Cost per Unit Cost of Goods Available for Sale # of Units Sold Cost per Unit Cost of Goods Sold
Beginning inventory            
Purchases:            
January 12, 2014            
January 26, 2014            
Total            –    $ – 0    

 

Required:

2a.  FIFO and LIFO, which method would result in the higher pretax income?

 

2b. FIFO and LIFO, which would result in the higher EPS?

 

3  FIFO and LIFO, which method would result in the lower income tax expense? Assume a 30 percent average tax rate.

 

 

4   FIFO and LIFO, which method would produce the more favorable cash flow?

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