Koopman Company began operations on January 1, 2015, and uses the FIFO inventory method for financial reporting and the average cost inventory method for income taxes. At the beginning of 2017, Koopman decided to switch to the average cost inventory method for financial reporting. It had previously reported the following financial statement information for 2016:   KOOPMAN COMPANY Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 1 Revenues $100,000.00 2 Cost of goods sold (60,000.00) 3 Gross profit $40,000.00 4 Operating expenses (25,000.00) 5 Income before income taxes $15,000.00 6 Income tax expense (4,500.00) 7 Net income $10,500.00 8 Earnings per share $1.05         KOOPMAN COMPANY Retained Earnings Statements For Year Ended December 31, 2016 1 Beginning retained earnings $15,000.00 2 Add: Net income 10,500.00 3   $25,500.00 4 Less: Dividends (6,000.00) 5 Ending retained earnings $19,500.00         KOOPMAN COMPANY Balance Sheet December 31, 2016 1 Assets   Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity   2 Cash $9,000.00 Accounts payable $3,000.00 3 Inventory 38,000.00 Income taxes payable 1,800.00 4 Other assets 64,100.00 Deferred tax liability 4,800.00 5     Common stock, no par 82,000.00 6     Retained earnings 19,500.00 7   $111,100.00   $111,100.00       An analysis of the accounting records discloses the following cost of goods sold under the FIFO and average cost inventory methods:   FIFO Cost of Goods Sold Average Cost of Goods Sold 2015 $50,000 $57,000 2016 60,000 69,000 2017 70,000 80,000   There are no indirect effects of the change in inventory method. Revenues for 2017 total $130,000; operating expenses for 2017 total $30,000. Koopman is subject to a 30% income tax rate in all years; it pays the income taxes payable of a current year in the first quarter of the next year. Koopman had 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding during all years; it paid dividends of $1 per share in 2017. At the end of 2017, Koopman had cash of $10,000, inventory of $24,000, other assets of $70,800, accounts payable of $4,500, and income taxes payable of $6,000. It desires to show financial statements for the current year and previous year in its 2017 annual report. Required: 1. Prepare the journal entry to reflect the change in methods at the beginning of 2017. Show supporting calculations. 2. Prepare the 2017 financial statements. Notes to the financial statements are not necessary. Show supporting calculations.

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Koopman Company began operations on January 1, 2015, and uses the FIFO inventory method for financial reporting and the average cost inventory method for income taxes. At the beginning of 2017, Koopman decided to switch to the average cost inventory method for financial reporting. It had previously reported the following financial statement information for 2016:
 
KOOPMAN COMPANY
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2016
1
Revenues
$100,000.00
2
Cost of goods sold
(60,000.00)
3
Gross profit
$40,000.00
4
Operating expenses
(25,000.00)
5
Income before income taxes
$15,000.00
6
Income tax expense
(4,500.00)
7
Net income
$10,500.00
8
Earnings per share
$1.05
 
 
 
 
KOOPMAN COMPANY
Retained Earnings Statements
For Year Ended December 31, 2016
1
Beginning retained earnings
$15,000.00
2
Add: Net income
10,500.00
3
 
$25,500.00
4
Less: Dividends
(6,000.00)
5
Ending retained earnings
$19,500.00
 
 
 
 
KOOPMAN COMPANY
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2016
1
Assets
 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
 
2
Cash
$9,000.00
Accounts payable
$3,000.00
3
Inventory
38,000.00
Income taxes payable
1,800.00
4
Other assets
64,100.00
Deferred tax liability
4,800.00
5
 
 
Common stock, no par
82,000.00
6
 
 
Retained earnings
19,500.00
7
 
$111,100.00
 
$111,100.00
 
 
 
An analysis of the accounting records discloses the following cost of goods sold under the FIFO and average cost inventory methods:
 
FIFO Cost of Goods Sold
Average Cost of Goods Sold
2015 $50,000 $57,000
2016 60,000 69,000
2017 70,000 80,000
 
There are no indirect effects of the change in inventory method. Revenues for 2017 total $130,000; operating expenses for 2017 total $30,000. Koopman is subject to a 30% income tax rate in all years; it pays the income taxes payable of a current year in the first quarter of the next year. Koopman had 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding during all years; it paid dividends of $1 per share in 2017. At the end of 2017, Koopman had cash of $10,000, inventory of $24,000, other assets of $70,800, accounts payable of $4,500, and income taxes payable of $6,000. It desires to show financial statements for the current year and previous year in its 2017 annual report.
Required:
1. Prepare the journal entry to reflect the change in methods at the beginning of 2017. Show supporting calculations.
2. Prepare the 2017 financial statements. Notes to the financial statements are not necessary. Show supporting calculations.
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