In: Accounting
Taylor Corporation reports inventory and cost of goods sold
based on calculations from a LIFO periodic inventory system. The
company’s records under this system reveal the following inventory
layers at the beginning of 2021 (listed in chronological order of
acquisition):
| 10,000 units @ $15 | $ | 150,000 | |||||
| 15,000 units @ $20 | 300,000 | ||||||
| Beginning inventory | $ | 450,000 | |||||
During 2021, 30,000 units were purchased for $25 per unit. Due to
unexpected demand for the company’s product, 2021 sales totaled
40,000 units at various prices, leaving 15,000 units in ending
inventory.
Required:
1. Calculate the amount to report for cost of
goods sold for 2021.
2. Determine the amount of LIFO liquidation profit
that the company must report in a disclosure note to its 2021
financial statements. Assume an income tax rate of 25%.
3. If the company decided to purchase an
additional 10,000 units at $25 per unit at the end of the year, how
much income tax currently payable would be saved?
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 1  | 
 Cost of goods sold for 2021  | 
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| 
 Latest purchase  | 
 30000*25  | 
 $750000  | 
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 Previous purchase  | 
 10000*20  | 
 $200000  | 
| 
 Cost of goods sold  | 
 $950000  | 
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 2  | 
 Unit Included in cost of goods sold are 9,000 units from beginning inventory purchased at $20 that have now been liquidated.  | 
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 If the company had purchased at least 40,000 units, no liquidation would have occurred. Then cost of goods sold would have been = 40,000 units * $25 per unit = $ 1,000,000 instead of$ 950,000.  | 
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 The difference between these two cost of goods sold = $1000000 - 950,000 = $50000 which is the before tax LIFO liquidation profit.  | 
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 net effect of the liquidation is to increase net income =50,000*(1-0.25%) = $37500  | 
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 3  | 
 If the company decided to purchase an additional 10,000 units at $25 per unit at the end of the year,  | 
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 Income tax currently payable would be saved =10000*(25-20)*25% = $12500  |