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LIFO Reserve: Restating Financial Statements. The following information is taken from the annual report of the Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.: (in millions) 2015 2014 Cost of goods sold $80,964 $59,267 Net income before tax $5,755 $4,001 Ending inventory $9,122 $6,520 Inventory reserve $2,944 $2,744 Walgreens uses LIFO to value its inventory. Restate the company's financial results for 2015 assuming the use of the FIFO method. Assume an effective tax rate of 30%. Enter answers in millions. 2015 Cost of goods sold Answer Net income before tax Answer Ending inventory Answer
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Assume that a firm separately determined inventory under FIFO and LIFO and then compared the results. a. In each dropdown that follows, select the correct sign [less than (<), greater than (>), or equal (=)] for each comparison, assuming periods of rising prices. 1. FIFO inventory < LIFO inventory 2. FIFO cost of goods sold > LIFO cost of goods sold 3. FIFO net income > LIFO net income 4. FIFO income taxes > LIFO income taxes b. Why would management prefer to use LIFO over FIFO in periods of rising prices? Income shown on the company's tax return would be higher if LIFO rather than FIFO is used. Income shown on the company's tax return would be higher if LIFO rather than FIFO is used. Cost of goods sold shown on the company's income statement would be lower if LIFO rather than FIFO is used. Dividends shown on the company's financial statements would be higher if LIFO rather than FIFO is used.
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