INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING(LL)-W/CONNECT
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.23E
Change in inventory costing methods
• LO9–6
In 2018, CPS Company changed its method of valuing inventory from the FIFO method to the average cost method. At December 31, 2017, CPS’s inventories were $32 million (FIFO). CPS’s records indicated that the inventories would have totaled $23.8 million at December 31, 2017, if determined on an average cost basis.
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1. Prepare the
2. Briefly describe other steps CPS should take to report the change.
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PROBLEM 2: (CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICY)
Shilo Co. has been using the weighted average method of inventory costing since it began
operations in 2018. Shilo Co. has reported the following net income:
Net income Under Weighted Average Method
P 400,000
2018
2019
285,000
320,000
2020
Beginning 2021 the company decided to change the inventory cost formula to FIFO method. The
following are the December 31 inventory balances under each method:
2018
2019
2020
MI, end Per Books
(Weighted Average)
P 180,000
250,000
330,000
MI, End
(FIFO)
P 200,000
310,000
440,000
MI, End Per Books
Understated By
P 20,000
60,000
110,000
Compute for the following:
a. Restated net income for 2019 and 2020 as a result of the change in policy
b. Adjustment to the accumulated profits beginning balance of 2021 as a result of the
change
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Whispering Inc. uses LIFO inventory costing. At January 1, 2025, inventory was $211,879 at both cost and market value. At Decembe
31, 2025, the inventory was $287,291 at cost and $270,300 at market value.
Prepare the necessary December 31 entry under (a) the cost-of-goods-sold method and (b) the loss method. (List all debit entries before
credit entries. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select
"No entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.)
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Problem 1
CPA Co. has been using the FIFO method of inventory costing since it began operations in 2019. In
2020, the company decided to change to the weighted average method. The following are the December
31 inventory balances under each method:
2019
2020
FIFO
P450,000
895,000
Weighted Average
P560,000
999,000
_1. What is the cumulative effect of this accounting change in the January 1, 2020
Retained Earnings as a result of the accounting change? (Income tax rate is 30%) Indicate whether debit
or credit.
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INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING(LL)-W/CONNECT
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