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Beck Inc. uses a periodic inventory system. At the end of the annual accounting period, December 31 of the current year, the accounting records provided the following information for product 2:
Units | Unit Cost | ||||||||
Inventory, December 31, prior year | 6,900 | $ | 13 | ||||||
For the current year: | |||||||||
Purchase, March 5 | 18,900 | 11 | |||||||
Purchase, September 19 | 9,900 | 7 | |||||||
Sale ($29 each) | 7,900 | ||||||||
Sale ($31 each) | 15,900 | ||||||||
Operating expenses (excluding income tax expense) | $ | 399,000 | |||||||
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Required:
1. Prepare a separate income statement through pretax income that details cost of goods sold for (a) Case A: FIFO and (b) Case B: LIFO. (Loss amounts should be indicated with a minus sign.)
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2. Compute the difference between the pretax income and the ending inventory amounts for the two cases. (Negative amount should be indicated with a minus sign.)