Sletten Industries uses the last-in, First-out(LIFO) method of accounting for the inventories of its single product. For fiscal year 2020, the company reported sales revenue of $200 million and cost of goods sold of $135 million. The following table was reported in the financial statement footnotes,
($ millions) Jan 1, 2020 Dec 31, 2020
Inventory value at LIFO $25 $28
LIFO Reserve 14 22
Inventory value at FIFO 39 50
If Sletten Industries had used FIFO to account for its inventory, its 2020 gross profit would be
a. $87 million
b. $73 million
c. $57 million
d $65 million
Cost of goods sold (LIFO) = $135 million
Sales = $200 million
LIFO reserve, beginning = $14 million
LIFO reserve, ending = $22 million
Increase in LIFO reserve = LIFO reserve, ending- LIFO reserve, beginning
= 22-14
= $8 million
Cost of goods sold (FIFO) = Cost of goods sold (LIFO)- Increase in LIFO reserve
= 135-8
= $127 million
Gross profit under FIFO = Sales- Cost of goods sold (FIFO)
= 200-127
= $73 million
If Sletten Industries had used FIFO to account for its inventory, its 2020 gross profit would be $73 million
Correct option is b.
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