P7-3 Evaluating Four Alternative Inventory Methods Based
on Income and Cash Flow LO7-2, 7-3
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
Purchase, January 12 600 3,600
Purchase, January 26 160 1,280
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
Purchases:
January 12, 2014
January 26, 2014
Total
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
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
Required:
1b. Prepare a partial
income statement under each method of inventory: (a) average cost, (b) FIFO,
(c) LIFO, and (d) 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.
DONNER COMPANY
Partial Income Statement
For the Month Ended January 31, 2014
(a) (b) ( c ) (d)
Average Cost FIFO LIFO Specific Identification
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?