Lewis Corporation is considering switching from FIFO to LIFO to reduce its income tax expense. Assuming a corporate income tax rate of 40%, calculate the tax savings this would have made for 2009 to 2011. Would you recommend that Lewis make this change? Lewis Corporation had traditionally used the FIFO method of inventory valuation. You are giventhe information shown in Exhibit 1 on transactions during the year affecting Lewis's inventoryaccount. (The purchases are in sequence during the year. The company uses a periodic inventorymethod.)EXHIBIT 1: Inventory Transactions 2009-20112009Beginning balance1,840cartons @$20.00Purchases600 cartons @20.25cartons@21.00800400 cartons @21.25cartons @21.502002,820 cartons @Sales34.00Beginning balance1,020cartonsPurchases700 cartons @ 21.50700 cartons @ 21.50cartons @ 22.007001,000 cartons @22.25Sales3,080 cartons @35.751,040 cartonsBeginning balancePurchases1,000 cartons @22.50700 cartons (a)22.75700 cartons a23.00700 cartons(a)23.50Sales2,950 cartons(a)35.7520102011

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Lewis Corporation is considering switching from FIFO to LIFO to reduce its income tax expense. Assuming a corporate income tax rate of 40%, calculate the tax savings this would have made for 2009 to 2011. Would you recommend that Lewis make this change?

Lewis Corporation is considering switching from FIFO to LIFO to reduce its income tax expense. Assuming a corporate income tax rate of 40%, calculate the tax savings this would have made for 2009 to 2011. Would you recommend that Lewis make this change?

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