Bourne Company (a fictional company) has the following inventory note in its 20X3 anı Bourne Company December 31 ($ in millions) 20X3 20X2 Raw materials and work in process Finished goods $3,943 5,016 8,959 (420) $5,870 2,623 8,493 (560) Less revaluation to LIFO $8,539 $7,933
Bourne Company (a fictional company) has the following inventory note in its 20X3 anı Bourne Company December 31 ($ in millions) 20X3 20X2 Raw materials and work in process Finished goods $3,943 5,016 8,959 (420) $5,870 2,623 8,493 (560) Less revaluation to LIFO $8,539 $7,933
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![3. What December 31, 20X3, balance sheet amounts would be different-and by how much-if Bourne had used
FIFO to account for its inventories?
4. What were the LIFO liquidation profits reported in 20X3 both pre-tax and after-tax?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3a6a71c1-23d4-4e32-a8fc-da0ed39e446d%2Fef960ffa-56f1-40e7-8d75-b3ba3efc5f9e%2Fcx1bwd_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:3. What December 31, 20X3, balance sheet amounts would be different-and by how much-if Bourne had used
FIFO to account for its inventories?
4. What were the LIFO liquidation profits reported in 20X3 both pre-tax and after-tax?
![Bourne Company (a fictional company) has the following inventory note in its 20X3 annual report.
Bourne Company
December 31
($ in millions)
20X3
20X2
Raw materials and work in process
Finished goods
$3,943
5,016
8,959
(420)
$5,870
2,623
8,493
(560)
Less revaluation to LIFO
$8,539
$7,933
LIFO revaluations decreased $140 million in 20X3, compared with decreases of $169 million in 20X2 and $82
million in 20X1. Included in these changes were decreases of $30 million, $12 million, and $3 million in 20X3, 20X2,
and 20X1, respectively, that resulted from lower LIFO inventory levels. There were net cost decreases in each of the
last three years.
Bourne's earnings before income taxes were $20.0 billion in 20X3. Assume a 21% marginal tax rate.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3a6a71c1-23d4-4e32-a8fc-da0ed39e446d%2Fef960ffa-56f1-40e7-8d75-b3ba3efc5f9e%2Fop29xjx_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Bourne Company (a fictional company) has the following inventory note in its 20X3 annual report.
Bourne Company
December 31
($ in millions)
20X3
20X2
Raw materials and work in process
Finished goods
$3,943
5,016
8,959
(420)
$5,870
2,623
8,493
(560)
Less revaluation to LIFO
$8,539
$7,933
LIFO revaluations decreased $140 million in 20X3, compared with decreases of $169 million in 20X2 and $82
million in 20X1. Included in these changes were decreases of $30 million, $12 million, and $3 million in 20X3, 20X2,
and 20X1, respectively, that resulted from lower LIFO inventory levels. There were net cost decreases in each of the
last three years.
Bourne's earnings before income taxes were $20.0 billion in 20X3. Assume a 21% marginal tax rate.
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