Question

A company uses LIFO. At the beginning of the current year its inventory was $200,000, and at the end of the current year its inventory is $250,000. At the start of the year its LIFO reserve was $30,000 and at the end of the year its LIFO reserve is $40,000. The company operates in an inflationary environment. If the company used FIFO instead of LIFO, its ending inventory would be_____________.

Answer 1

Answer:

FIFO ending inventory = $290000

Explanation:

given data

current year inventory = $200,000

end of the current year inventory = $250,000

start of the year LIFO reserve = $30000

end of the year  LIFO reserve = $40,000

solution

LIFO reserve is difference between inventory using LIFo and inventory using FIFO

so

FIFO ending inventory = LIFO ending inventory + LIFO reserve ...............1

put her evalue we get

FIFO ending inventory = $250000 + $40000

FIFO ending inventory = $290000