The Accountant at Cedric Company Has Determined That Income Before

question 108

Multiple Choice

The accountant at Cedric Company has determined that income before income taxes amounted to $7,000 using the FIFO costing assumption. If the income tax rate is 30% and the amount of income taxes paid would be $315 greater if the LIFO assumption were used, what would be the amount of income before taxes under the LIFO assumption?

• A) $5,950
• B) $7,000
• C) $7,315
• D) $8,050

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Definitions:

Statement of Cash Flows

A financial report that shows how changes in balance sheet accounts and income affect cash and cash equivalents, breaking the analysis down to operating, investing, and financing activities.

Financing Activities

Transaction and events in a business's operations that involve obtaining resources from creditors and repaying those resources or obtaining capital from owners and providing them with a return on, and of, their investment.

Cash Dividends

Distributions of a portion of a company's earnings, decided by the board of directors, to a class of its shareholders in the form of cash.

Net Cash Flow

The variance between money coming in and going out of a business during a given timeframe.