rouper Company began operations on January 1, 2018, and uses the average-cost method of pricing inventory. Management is contemplating a change in inventory methods for 2021. The following information is available for the years 2018-2020. 2018 2019 2020 Net Income Computed Using Average-Cost Method FIFO Method LIFO Method $15,910 $19,060 21.170 25,200 18,170 19,880 17,040 a) Prepare the journal entry necessary to record a change from the average cost method to the FIFO method in 2021. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.) Account Titles and Explanation $12,010 14,110 Net Income Debit Credit b) Determine net income to be reported for 2018, 2019, and 2020, after giving effect to the change accounting principle.
rouper Company began operations on January 1, 2018, and uses the average-cost method of pricing inventory. Management is contemplating a change in inventory methods for 2021. The following information is available for the years 2018-2020. 2018 2019 2020 Net Income Computed Using Average-Cost Method FIFO Method LIFO Method $15,910 $19,060 21.170 25,200 18,170 19,880 17,040 a) Prepare the journal entry necessary to record a change from the average cost method to the FIFO method in 2021. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.) Account Titles and Explanation $12,010 14,110 Net Income Debit Credit b) Determine net income to be reported for 2018, 2019, and 2020, after giving effect to the change accounting principle.
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Grouper Company began operations on January 1, 2018, and uses the average-cost method of pricing inventory. Management is contemplating a change in inventory methods for 2021. The following information is available for the years 2018-2020.
2018
2019
2020
Net Income Computed Using
Average-Cost Method FIFO Method
$15,910
$19.060
21,170
25,200
2018
(a) Prepare the journal entry necessary to record a change from the average cost method to the FIFO method in 2021. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the
account titles and enter O for the amounts.)
Account Titles and Explanation
2019
18,170
$
19,880
$
(b) Determine net income to be reported for 2018, 2019, and 2020, after giving effect to the change in accounting principle.
2020 $
LIFO Method
$12,010
14,110
17,040
Net Income
Debit
Account Titles and Explanation
Credit
(c) Assume Grouper Company used the LIFO method instead of the average cost method during the years 2018-2020. In 2021, Grouper changed to the FIFO method. Prepare the journal entry necessary to record the change in principle. (Credit account titles are
automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.)
Debit
Credit
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