more likely to manipulate production but make smaller abnormal inventory changes than companies with low fixed-costs ratios; ii. LIFO firms are less likely than other companies to manage earnings by using the production lever (i.e. shifting fixed costs between COGS and inventory) because they may also manage earnings by liquidating LIFO layers and releasing the LIFO reserve. Before we begin our analysis, we put together a brief rundown of the essential concepts the article’s authors go through
Words: 1038 - Pages: 5
the statement of cash flows reports the cash-basis consequences of the operating activities Exercise 13-19 a. Total units sold = 70 + 60 + 60 = 190 Total units in ending inventory = 60 FIFO ending inventory = (60 × 15) = $900 FIFO cost of goods sold = $2,500 b. LIFO ending inventory = 60 × 12 = $720 LIFO cost of goods sold = $2,680 c. Total cost of goods available for sale = 1,200 + 700 + 1,500 =
Words: 337 - Pages: 2
Receipts Cost Issue FIFO LIFO Jan 300 4.5 1,350 1,350 Feb 200 4.5 150 1,575 1,575 Mar 400 4.5 3,375 3,375 Apr 4.5 250 2,250 2,250 May 400 4.5 100 3,600 3,600 Jun 300 5 5,100 5,100 Jul 150 4,425 4,350 Aug 400 5 6,425 6,350 Sep 300 5 7,925 7,850 Oct 400 6,125 5,850 Nov 400 6 8,525 8,250 Dec 6 250 7,400 6,750 Total 2,700 1,300 Closing stock (FIFO) = £7,400 Closing stock (LIFO) = £6,750 The closing
Words: 814 - Pages: 4
Assignment: Cost Accounting Applied By George T. Neale Professor Bryan Womack Course Title ACC 350012VA016-1122-001 Cost Accounting February 26, 2012 Companies that are successful financially know what their costs are and how those costs are being spent. The company I have chosen wants to change from a general accounting system where costs are put in general categories and they currently do not have
Words: 2255 - Pages: 10
GAAP: Concerns about LIFO General accepted accounting principles (GAAP) allows the use of LIFO (Last-in First-out) under ASC 330-10-30-9 to determine inventory costs. However, IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) does not allow the use. Many companies choose to use the LIFO method because it allows the higher value inventory to be included into the cost of sales. This results in a smaller profit margin that further results in less tax. IFRS doesn’t allow the use of LIFO for the same reason
Words: 661 - Pages: 3
4-2 Price to earnings ratio Market value per share/Net value per share During a period of rising prices, we would expect a LIFO firm to report lower net income than a FIFO firm, other things equal. Also, for a rapidly growing firm, we would expect it to report lower net income than if it used straight-line. Thus, even though their reported net incomes are the same, a dollar of current net income suggests higher expected future payoffs for firm A than firm B. Since investors value higher future
Words: 591 - Pages: 3
Periodic FIFO 1,000 X $12 = $12,000 2,000 X $18 = 36,000 1,500 X $23 = 34,500 4,500 $82,500 (b) Perpetual FIFO 1,000 X $12 = $12,000 2,000 X $18 = 36,000 1,500 X $23 = 34,500 4,500 $82,500 (c) Periodic LIFO
Words: 269 - Pages: 2
|[pic] | |ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET | | | |Electronic or manual submission | | | | | |UNIT
Words: 678 - Pages: 3
consists three part with 100 points Part I T/F – Please read the question careful and answer T for True and F for False 1.If the unit price of inventory is increasing during a period, a company using the LIFO inventory method will show less gross profit for the period, than if it had used the FIFO inventory method. 2.Under a perpetual inventory system, the cost of goods sold is determined each time a sale occurs. 3.A periodic inventory system does not require a detailed record of inventory items
Words: 1182 - Pages: 5
E5-11 a) Compute Payton's gross profit. GROSS PROFIT = 900,00 - 540,000 = $ 360,000 ______________________________________ b) Compute the gross profit rate. Why is this rate computed by financial statement users? (360,000/900,000)/100 = 4/10of 100 = 40% This is known as the GROSS PROFIT MARGIN. ______________________________________ c) What is Payton's income from operations and net income? 1)Income from Operations = 360,000 - 230,000 = $130,000. 2)Net Income = 130,000 - 11,000
Words: 544 - Pages: 3
