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The Cecil-Booker Vending Company changed its method of valuing inventory from the average cost method to the FIFO cost method at the beginning of 2021. At December 31, 2020, inventories were $122,000 (average cost basis) and were $126,000 a year earlier. Cecil-Booker's accountants determined that the inventories would have totaled $159,000 at December 31, 2020, and $164,000 at December 31, 2019, if determined on a FIFO basis. A tax rate of 25% is in effect for all years.
One hundred thousand common shares were outstanding each year. Income from continuing operations was $420,000 in 2020 and $545,000 in 2021. There were no discontinued operations either year.
Required: 1. Prepare the journal entry at January 1, 2021, to record the change in accounting principle. (All tax effects should be reflected in the deferred tax liability account.) 2. Prepare the 2021-2020 comparative income statements beginning with income from continuing operations (adjusted for any revisions). Include per share amounts.
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Prepare the 2021-2020 comparative income statements beginning with income from continuing operations (adjusted for any revisions). Include per share amounts. (Round EPS answers to 2 decimal places.)
COMPARATIVE INCOME STATEMENTS 2021 2020 income from continuing operations $ 545.000 $ 420,000 income tax expense • 136,250 ' 105,000 'Net income $ 408,750 $ 315.000 Earnings per common share $ 4.09 $ 3.15
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Working note:
Decrease in inventory balance during 2020 under average cost method
= $126,000 - $122,000
= $4,000
Decrease in inventory during 2020 had FIFO been used
= $159,000 - $164,000
= $5,000
Therefore, if FIFO would have been used the cost of goods sold would have been $1,000 higher than that under average cost method. Thus, income before taxes would have been $1,000 less than what they were under average cost.
