Benson Company was franchised on January 1, 2011. At the end of its third year of operations,

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Benson Company was franchised on January 1, 2011. At the end of its third year of operations, December 31, 2013, management requested a study to determine what effect different materials inventory costing methods would have had on its reported net income over the three-year period. The materials inventory account, using LIFO, FIFO, and moving average, would have had the following ending balances:

Benson Company was franchised on January 1, 2011. At the

a. Assuming the same number of units in ending inventory at the end of each year, were material costs rising or falling from 2011 to 2013?
b. Which costing method would show the highest net income for 2011?
c. Which method would show the lowest net income for 2013?
d. Which method would show the highest net income for the three yearscombined?

Ending Inventory
The ending inventory is the amount of inventory that a business is required to present on its balance sheet. It can be calculated using the ending inventory formula                Ending Inventory Formula =...
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Principles Of Cost Accounting

ISBN: 9780840037039

15th Edition

Authors: Edward J. Vanderbeck

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