QV-TV, Inc

question 37

Multiple Choice

QV-TV, Inc. provided the following items in its notes to the financial statements for the year-end 2014: Cost of goods sold was $22 billion under FIFO costing and the inventory value under FIFO costing was $2.1 billion. The LIFO Reserve for year-end 2013 was $0.6 billion and at year-end 2014 it had increased to $0.8 billion. What is the LIFO inventory value at year-end 2014?

• A) $1.9 billion.
• B) $2.9 billion.
• C)$2.3 billion.
• D)$1.3 billion.

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