MLM Bhd started operations on 1 January 2015 and has used the FIFO method of inventory valuation since its operation. In 2018, the company decides to switch to the average cost method. The following table presents the effects of the change in inventory valuation method:     Net Income Retained Earnings  (ending balance) Year FIFO Average Cost FIFO   RM RM RM 2015 175,000 157,000 260,000 2016 205,000 210,000 575,000 2017 300,000 293,000 590,000 2018 305,000 620,000 780,000   REQUIRED: Restate the beginning retained earnings balance as at 1 January 2018. Explain the accounting treatment for prior period errors in accordance to MFRS 108 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors. Briefly explain the accounting treatment for adjusting events and non-adjusting events after the reporting period in accordance to MFRS 110 Events After the Reporting Period.

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MLM Bhd started operations on 1 January 2015 and has used the FIFO method of inventory valuation since its operation. In 2018, the company decides to switch to the average cost method. The following table presents the effects of the change in inventory valuation method:

 

 

Net Income

Retained Earnings

 (ending balance)

Year

FIFO

Average Cost

FIFO

 

RM

RM

RM

2015

175,000

157,000

260,000

2016

205,000

210,000

575,000

2017

300,000

293,000

590,000

2018

305,000

620,000

780,000

 

REQUIRED:

  • Restate the beginning retained earnings balance as at 1 January 2018.
  • Explain the accounting treatment for prior period errors in accordance to MFRS 108 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors.
  • Briefly explain the accounting treatment for adjusting events and non-adjusting events after the reporting period in accordance to MFRS 110 Events After the Reporting Period.
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