Under the last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory valuation method, a price index for inventory must be established for tax purposes. The quantity weights are based on year-ending inventory levels. Unit Price ($) Ending Inventory Beginning Ending Product A 500 0.15 0.19 B 50 1.40 1.80 100 4.50 4.20 D 40 12.00 13.40 Use the beginning-of-the-year price per unit as the base-period price and develop a weighted aggregate index for the total inventory value at the end of the year. (Round your answer to the nearest integer.) What type of weighted aggregate price index must be developed for the LIFO inventory valuation? O Laspeyres Index O Paasche index

Under the last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory valuation method, a price index for inventory must be established for tax purposes. The quantity weights are based on year-ending inventory levels. Unit Price ($) Ending Inventory Beginning Ending Product A 500 0.15 0.19 B 50 1.40 1.80 100 4.50 4.20 D 40 12.00 13.40 Use the beginning-of-the-year price per unit as the base-period price and develop a weighted aggregate index for the total inventory value at the end of the year. (Round your answer to the nearest integer.) What type of weighted aggregate price index must be developed for the LIFO inventory valuation? O Laspeyres Index O Paasche index

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Adjusting Balance Sheet and Income Statement for LIFO to FIFO In its December 2019 10-K, Phillips 66 reported the following information ($ millions). 2019 Assets 2019 Inventories 2019 LIFO Reserve 2018 LIFO Reserve Tax Rate $52,848 $3,398 $3,870 $2,610 22% a. Determine the necessary adjustments to the following balance sheet line items for 2019. Note: Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar. Adjustment (S in millions) Inventories $4 6,008 x Total assets %24 Deferred tax liabilkies $ 54,108 x 277 x Equity 0 x b. Determine the necessary adjustments to the following income statement line items for 2019. Note: Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar. Adjustment ($ in millions) Cost of goods sold %24 0 x Pretax income %24 0 x Income tax expense $ 0 x Net income %24
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