Givoly Incorporated uses a periodic inventory system. At the end of the annual accounting period, December 31 of the current year, the accounting records provided the following information for product 2: Inventory, December 31, prior year For the current year: Purchase, March 5 Purchase, September 19 Units 7,100 $ 401,000 19,100 10,100 8,100 16,100 Unit Cost $9 Sale ($29 each) Sale ($31 each) Operating expenses (excluding income tax expense) Required: 1. Prepare a separate income statement through pretax income that details cost of goods sold for (a) Case A: FIFO and (b) Case B: LIFO. 7 3 2. Compute the difference between the pretax income and the ending inventory amounts for the two cases. 3. Which inventory costing method may be preferred for income tax purposes?
Givoly Incorporated uses a periodic inventory system. At the end of the annual accounting period, December 31 of the current year, the accounting records provided the following information for product 2: Inventory, December 31, prior year For the current year: Purchase, March 5 Purchase, September 19 Units 7,100 $ 401,000 19,100 10,100 8,100 16,100 Unit Cost $9 Sale ($29 each) Sale ($31 each) Operating expenses (excluding income tax expense) Required: 1. Prepare a separate income statement through pretax income that details cost of goods sold for (a) Case A: FIFO and (b) Case B: LIFO. 7 3 2. Compute the difference between the pretax income and the ending inventory amounts for the two cases. 3. Which inventory costing method may be preferred for income tax purposes?
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Transcribed Image Text:Givoly Incorporated uses a periodic inventory system. At the end of the annual accounting period, December 31 of the current year, the
accounting records provided the following information for product 2:
Inventory, December 31, prior year
For the current year:
Purchase, March 5
Purchase, September 19
Units
7,100
$ 401,000
19,100
10,100
8,100
16,100
Unit Cost
$9
Sale ($29 each)
Sale ($31 each)
Operating expenses (excluding income tax expense)
Required:
1. Prepare a separate income statement through pretax income that details cost of goods sold for (a) Case A: FIFO and (b) Case B:
LIFO.
7
3
2. Compute the difference between the pretax income and the ending inventory amounts for the two cases.
3. Which inventory costing method may be preferred for income tax purposes?

Transcribed Image Text:Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Required 1 Required 2
Sales revenue
Cost of goods sold:
Prepare a separate income statement through pretax income that details cost of goods sold for (a) Case A: FIFO and (b) Case
B: LIFO.
Note: Loss amounts should be indicated with a minus sign.
Beginning inventory
Purchases
Goods available for sale
Ending inventory
Cost of goods sold
Gross profit
Operating expenses
Pretax income/loss
Required 3
Required 1
For the Year Ended December 31, current year
Case A
FIFO
GIVOLY INCORPORATED
Income Statement
Required 2
✔
✔$ 63,900✔
164,000✔
Case A
FIFO
3
››
Answer is not complete.
♥
227,900
44,300
Required 3
S
734,000
550,400
401,000
149,400
< Required 1
Required 1 Required 2 Required 3
♥
Comparison of Amounts
Case B
LIFO
Case B
LIFO
$ 63,900✔
164,000✔
227,900
> Answer is not complete.
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98,900✔
>
Difference
734,000
Compute the difference between the pretax income and the ending inventory amounts for the two cases.
Pretax income
$ 149,400 S 204,000 S (54,600)
Ending inventory $ 44,300 S 98,900 $ (54,600) ✔
< Required 1
805,000
401,000
204,000
Required 2 >
Required 3 >
> Answer is not complete.
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Which inventory costing method may be preferred for income tax purposes?
Which inventory costing method may be preferred for income tax purposes?
FIFO
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