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Concept introduction:
Operating income is the profit earned by the company after considering all operating income and expenses. In other words it is the income earned by the company from its operations.
Just in time inventory system is the inventory system in which company maintains on stock and orders inventory as and when required.
Requirement 1:
We have to determine the impact on operating cash flows.
Concept introduction:
Operating income is the profit earned by the company after considering all operating income and expenses. In other words it is the income earned by the company from its operations.
Just in time inventory system is the inventory system in which company maintains on stock and orders inventory as and when required.
Requirement 2:
We have to determine the impact of JIT on both the companies.
Concept introduction:
Operating income is the profit earned by the company after considering all operating income and expenses. In other words it is the income earned by the company from its operations.
Just in time inventory system is the inventory system in which company maintains on stock and orders inventory as and when required.
Requirement 3:
We have to determine the benefit of JIT implementation.
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- During 2014, Vanguard, Ic., changed to the LIFO method of accounting for inventory. Suppose that during 2013, Vanguard changed back to the FIFO method and the following year Vanguard switches back to LIFO again. Requirements 1. What would you think of a company's ethics if it changed accounting methods every year? 2. What accounting principle would changing methods every year violate? 3. Who can be harmed when a company changes its accounting methods too often? How?arrow_forwardUse the following hypothetical data for Walgreens in Years 11 and 12 to project revenues, cost of goods sold, and inventory for Year +1. Assume that Walgreenss Year +1 revenue growth rate, gross profit margin, and inventory turnover will be identical to Year 12. Project the average inventory balance in Year +1 and use it to compute the implied ending inventory balance.arrow_forwardA large manufacturer of truck and car tires recently changed its cost-flow assumption method for inventories at the beginning of 2014. The manufacturer has been in operation for almost 40 years, and for the last decade it has reported moderate growth in revenues. The firm changed from the LIFO method to the FIFO method and reported the following information (amounts in millions): REQUIRED Calculate the inventory turnover ratio for 2014 using the LIFO and FIFO cost-flow assumption methods. Explain why the costs assigned to inventory under LIFO at the end of 2013 and 2014 are so much less than they are under FIFO.arrow_forward
- Swing Ltd uses FIFO for its inventory, which is valued at $21,000. It is considering a change to moving weighted average, which would change the valuation of inventory to $22,500. Which of the following would be decreased by the change? Cost of goods sold b. Sales c. Liabilities d. Withdrawalsarrow_forwardSwing Ltd uses FIFO for its inventory, which is valued at $21,000. It is considering a change to moving weighted average, which would change the valuation of inventory to $22,500. Which of the following would be decreased by the change? a.Cost of goods sold b.Sales c.Liabilities d.Withdrawalsarrow_forwardThe plant manager, Murat Kristal, at York Technologies makes Aircraft Navigation Systems. He expects you, as the new OM analyst, to provide some insight for performance of the plant. High on his list is an understanding of his inventory turnover based on the financial data provided below. Click the icon to view the additional information on the financial data. a) Based on total inventory, what is the inventory turnover for last year? Inventory turnover for last year is b) Based on total inventory, what is the inventory turnover for this year? Inventory tumover for this year is times per year (round your response to two decimal places). c) Has inventory turnover improved this year? Inventory turnover has this year. times per year (round your response to two decimal places) More Info Sales Cost of goods sold Gross margin Other expenses Net income Finished goods inventory Work-in-process inventory Raw material inventory Total inventory (average for year) Other current assets Other assets…arrow_forward
- Accountants at UltraTech obtain their values for inventory and total assets, calculate the balance sheet percentage by dividing inventory by total assets for each year and summarize the observations for the relative size of inventory to total assets for each year and percentage change from year-to-year. This would allow them to effectively assess: a. Inventory control compared to competitorsb. If there is an effective return on assetsc. If inventory is being properly managedd. How they are managing liabilitiesarrow_forwardCalculate the inventory turnover, days sales outstanding (DSO), fixed assets turnover, and total assets turnover. Has the company’s ability to manage its assets improved or worsened? Explain. A computer manufacturer has financial statements as follows: Income Statements for Year Ending December 31 (Thousands of Dollars) 2019 2018 Sales $945,000 $900,000 Expenses excluding depreciation and amortization 812,700 774,000 EBITDA $132,300 $126,000 Depreciation and amortization 33,100 31,500 EBIT $99,200 $94,500 Interest Expense 10,470 8,600 EBT $88,730 $85,900 Taxes (25%) 22,183 21,475 Net income $66,547 $64,425 Common dividends $56,609 $54,115 Addition to retained earnings $9,938 $10,310 Balance Sheets for Year Ending December 31 (Thousands of Dollars) Assets 2019…arrow_forwardThe management of Milque Corp. is considering the effects of various inventory-costing methods on its financial statements and its income tax expense. Assuming that the price the company pays for inventory is increasing, which method will: (a) provide the highest net income? (b) provide the highest ending inventory? |(c) result in the lowest income tax expense? (d) result in the most stable earnings over a number of years?arrow_forward
- Mayfair Department Stores, Inc., operates over 30 retail stores in the Pacific Northwest. Prior to 2016, the company used the FIFO method to value its inventory. In 2016, Mayfair decided to switch to the dollar-value LIFO retail inventory method. One of your responsibilities as assistant controller is to prepare the disclosure note describing the change in method that will be included in the company’s 2016 financial statements. Kenneth Meier, the controller, provided the following information: • Internally developed retail price indexes are used to adjust for the effects of changing prices. • If the change had not been made, cost of goods sold for the year would have been $22 million lower. The company’s income tax rate is 40% and there were 100 million shares of common stock outstanding during 2016. • The cumulative effect of the change on prior years’ income is not determinable. • The reasons for the change were (a) to provide a more consistent matching of merchandise costs with…arrow_forwardAstro Company changed its inventory cost flow assumption from FIFO to LIFO in a period of rising prices. What was the result of the change on net income in the year of the change? a. Increased net income b. Decreased net income c. No change in net income d. Marketing costsarrow_forwardIndustry, Delete any companies with missing data for AT, SALE, IB Using Your industry (from question title), please answer these questions using Fiscal year 2015 data, use Total Assets (AT) for average investment, Income Before Extraordinary Items (IB) for income, and Sales/Turnover (Net) (SALE) for Sales Revenue What is the average Sales Margin for your industry? Answer in percentage, to the nearest hundredth of a percent, without the % sign, example 3.45 for 3.45%, 0.45 for 0.45% What is the average Turnover for your industry Answer to the nearest hundredth What is the average Return on Investment for your industry Answer in percentage, to the nearest hundredth of a percent, without the % sign, example 3.45 for 3.45% Which company (use Global Company Key) has the highest ROI in your Industry? Answer with no leading zeros using the appropriate number of digitsarrow_forward
- Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis...FinanceISBN:9781285190907Author:James M. Wahlen, Stephen P. Baginski, Mark BradshawPublisher:Cengage Learning
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