Required: Ignoring income tax considerations, prepare the entry to report this accounting change. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.) No 1 Date January 01, 2021 Inventory Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Retained earnings General Journal Debit 42,000 Credit 42,000

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Macintosh Inc. changed from LIFO to the FIFO inventory costing method on January 1, 2021.
Inventory values at the end of each year since the inception of the company are as follows:
FIFO
LIFO
2019 $202,000 $181,000
2020 404,000 362,000
Required:
Ignoring income tax considerations, prepare the entry to report this accounting change. (If no entry is required for a
transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
No
1
Date
January 01, 2021 Inventory
Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
General Journal
Retained earnings
Debit
42,000
Credit
42,000
Transcribed Image Text:Macintosh Inc. changed from LIFO to the FIFO inventory costing method on January 1, 2021. Inventory values at the end of each year since the inception of the company are as follows: FIFO LIFO 2019 $202,000 $181,000 2020 404,000 362,000 Required: Ignoring income tax considerations, prepare the entry to report this accounting change. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.) No 1 Date January 01, 2021 Inventory Answer is complete but not entirely correct. General Journal Retained earnings Debit 42,000 Credit 42,000
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