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Chapter 8: Q19Q. (page 422)

In an article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the phrases 鈥減hantom (paper) profits鈥� and 鈥渉igh LIFO profits鈥� through involuntary liquidation were used. Explain the sephrases.

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Phantom profit is a result of FIFO inventory in an inflationary period. Involuntary liquidation is the result of layer reduction of base year reduction.

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Phantom (paper) profits

Phantom (paper) profit is the result of using the FIFO method during an inflationary period. In the FIFO method, ending inventory is valued at recent prices, and COGS is valued at historical prices. So during the inflation period, COGS seems to be very low. As a result, the profits are overvalued, and it is reflected only as a paper profit and not a real profit.

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 Step 2: High inventory profits through involuntary liquidation

This is the problem that happens when the LIFO base year or layer is forcibly reduced. The LIFO base or layer is reduced due to the reduction in ending inventory at base cost in the subsequent year. Thus, as a result, irrelevant and old costs are matched with the current revenues leading to the problem of net income distortion.

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On January 1, 2017, Bonanza Wholesalers Inc. adopted the dollar-value LIFO inventory method for income tax and external financial reporting purposes. However, Bonanza continuedto use the FIFO inventory method for internal accounting and management purposes. In applying the LIFO method, Bonanzauses internal conversion price indexes and the multiple pools approach under which substantially identical inventory items aregrouped into LIFO inventory pools. The following data were available for inventory pool no. 1, which comprises products A andB, for the 2 years following the adoption of LIFO.

FIFO Basis per Records

Unit Total

Units Cost Cost

Inventory, 1/1/17

Product A 10,000 \(30 \)300,000

Product B 9,000 25 225,000

\(525,000

Inventory, 12/31/17

Product A 17,000 36 \)612,000

Product B 9,000 26 234,000

\(846,000

Inventory, 12/31/18

Product A 13,000 40 \)520,000

Product B 10,000 32 320,000

$840,000

Instructions

(a) Prepare a schedule to compute the internal conversion price indexes for 2017 and 2018. Round indexes to two decimal places.

(b) Prepare a schedule to compute the inventory amounts at December 31, 2017 and 2018, using the dollar-value LIFO inventory method.

Presented below is information related to Kaisson Corporation for the last 3 years.

Quantities Base-Year Cost Current-Year Cost

in Ending

Item Inventories Unit Cost Amount Unit Cost Amount

December 31, 2016

A 9,000 \(2.00 \)18,000 \(2.20 \)19,800

B 6,000 3.00 18,000 3.55 21,300

C 4,000 5.00 20,000 5.40 21,600

Totals \(56,000 \)62,700

December 31, 2017

A 9,000 \(2.00 \)18,000 \(2.60 \)23,400

B 6,800 3.00 20,400 3.75 25,500

C 6,000 5.00 30,000 6.40 38,400

Totals \(68,400 \)87,300

December 31, 2018

A 8,000 \(2.00 \)16,000 \(2.70 \)21,600

B 8,000 3.00 24,000 4.00 32,000

C 6,000 5.00 30,000 6.20 37,200

Totals \(70,000 \)90,800

Instructions

Compute the ending inventories under the dollar-value LIFO method for 2016, 2017, and 2018. The base period is January 1, 2016,and the beginning inventory cost at that date was $45,000. Compute indexes to two decimal places.

Question:Data for Amsterdam Company are presented in BE8-4. Compute the April 30 inventory and the April cost of

goods sold using the FIFO method.

Presented below is information related to Dino Radja Company.

Ending Inventory Price

Date (End-of-Year Prices) Index

December 31, 2014 $ 80,000 100

December 31, 2015 115,500 105

December 31, 2016 108,000 120

December 31, 2017 122,200 130

December 31, 2018 154,000 140

December 31, 2019 176,900 145

Instructions

Compute the ending inventory for Dino Radja Company for 2014 through 2019 using the dollar-value LIFO method.

The following independent situations relate to inventory accounting.

1. Kim Co. purchased goods with a list price of \(175,000, subject to trade discounts of 20% and 10%, with no cash discounts allowable. How much should Kim Co. record as the cost of these goods?

2. Keillor Company鈥檚 inventory of \)1,100,000 at December 31, 2017, was based on a physical count of goods priced at cost and before any year-end adjustments relating to the following items.

(a) Goods shipped from a vendor f.o.b. shipping point on December 24, 2017, at an invoice cost of \(69,000 to Keillor Company were received on January 4, 2018.

(b) The physical count included \)29,000 of goods billed to Sakic Corp. f.o.b. shipping point on December 31, 2017. The carrier picked up these goods on January 3, 2018.

What amount should Keillor report as inventory on its balance sheet?

3. Zimmerman Corp. had 1,500 units of part M.O. on hand May 1, 2017, costing \(21 each. Purchases of part M.O. during May were as follows.

Units Unit Cost

May 9 2,000 \)22.00

17 3,500 23.00

26 1,000 24.00

A physical count on May 31, 2017, shows 2,000 units of part M.O. on hand. Using the FIFO method, what is the cost of part M.O. inventory at May 31, 2017? Using the LIFO method, what is the inventory cost? Using the average-cost method, what is the inventory cost?

4. Ashbrook Company adopted the dollar-value LIFO method on January 1, 2017 (using internal price indexes and multiple pools). The following data are available for inventory pool A for the 2 years following adoption of LIFO.

At Base- At Current-

Inventory Year Cost Year Cost

1/1/17 \(200,000 \)200,000

12/31/17 240,000 264,000

12/31/18 256,000 286,720

Computing an internal price index and using the dollar-value LIFO method, at what amount should the inventory be reported at December 31, 2018?

5. Donovan Inc., a retail store chain, had the following information in its general ledger for the year 2018.

Merchandise purchased for resale $909,400

Interest on notes payable to vendors 8,700

Purchase returns 16,500

Freight-in 22,000

Freight-out (delivery expense) 17,100

Cash discounts on purchases 6,800

What is Donovan鈥檚 inventoriable cost for 2018?

Instructions

Answer each of the preceding questions about inventories, and explain your answers.
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