Question

Holliday Company's inventory records show the following data:

Units Unit Cost

Inventory, January 1 5,000 $9.00
Purchases: June 18 4,500 8.00
November 8 3,000 7.00


A physical inventory on December 31 shows 2,000 units on hand. Holliday sells the units for $12 each. The company has an effective tax rate of 20%. Holliday uses the periodic inventory method. What is the difference in taxes if LIFO rather than FIFO is used?

$800 additional taxes
$4,000 additional taxes
$3,200 tax savings
$4,000 tax savings

Answer 1

The correct answer is A.

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Inventory:

January 1: 5,000 units $9.00

Purchases:

June 18: 4,500 units $8.00

November 8: 3,000 units $7.00

A physical inventory on December 31 shows 2,000 units on hand. Holliday sells the units for $12 each. The company has an effective tax rate of 20%. Holliday uses the periodic inventory method.

Units sold= 10,500

FIFO:

COGS= 5,000*9 + 4,500*8 + 1,000*7= 88,000

Sales= 12*10,500= 126,000

COGS= (88,000)

Gross profit= 38,000

Tax= 38,000*0.2= (7,600)

Net operating income= 30,400

LIFO:

COGS= 3,000*7 + 4,500*8 + 3,000*9= 84,000

Sales= 12*10,500= 126,000

COGS= (84,000)

Gross profit= 42,000

Tax= 42,000*0.2= (8,400)

Net operating income= 33,600

Tax difference= LIFO - FIFO= 8400 - 7600= $800