On December 31, 2011 Dean Company Changed Its Method of Accounting

question 64

Multiple Choice

On December 31, 2011 Dean Company changed its method of accounting for inventory from the average cost method to the FIFO method.This change caused the 2011 beginning inventory to increase by $420,000.The cumulative effect of this accounting change to be reported for the year ended 12\31\11, assuming a 40% tax rate, is

• A)$420,000.
• B)$252,000.
• C)$168,000.
• D)$0.

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Definitions:

Unit Selling Price

The cost that a customer pays per unit of product purchased.

Total Cost Method

An accounting method used for handling inventory, where the cost of goods sold is determined by adding purchase costs less the ending inventory.

Total Cost Method

An accounting approach where all costs of production, including variable and fixed, are used to value inventory and determine cost of goods sold.

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