Allscott Company Is Developing Its Budgets for 2012 And,for the First

question 40

Essay

Allscott Company is developing its budgets for 2012 and,for the first time,they will use the Kaizen approach.The initial 2012 income statement,based on static data from 2011,is as follows:

Selling prices for 2012 are expected to increase by 8%, and sales volume in units will decrease by 10%. The cost of goods sold as estimated by the Kaizen approach will decline by 10% per unit. Other than depreciation, all other operating costs are expected to decline by 5%.
Required:
Prepare a Kaizen-based budgeted income statement for the year ended December 31,2012.

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Definitions:

LIFO

Last In, First Out, an inventory valuation method where the last items placed in inventory are the first ones sold.