The following information pertains to anthara inc. which uses lifo to compute the value of inventories. [ei stands for ending inventory] inventory values computed under the two methods are given below. end of year ei - lifo ei - fifo income before taxes - lifo 2004 2,257.0 3,040.7 1,000.7 2005 2,202.9 3,166.6 1,174.0 2006 2,354.4 3,515.2 1,627.5 a. compute the income before taxes under fifo for 2005 and 2006. b. from 2005 to 2006, did input prices rise, fall or remain unchanged? explain. c. from inception till the end of 2006 (i. e., over the life of the company), how much has the company saved or lost in taxes by using lifo? assume a tax rate of 40%. d. assume that the company’s sales exceeds its purchases in 2007. what is the likely effect of this on the gross margin [(sales-cogs)/sales]ratio for 2007? state "increase, decrease or no change."

The following selected circumstances relate to pending lawsuits for erismus, inc. erismus’s fiscal year ends on december 31. financial statements are issued in march 2019. erismus prepares its financial statements according to u.s. gaap. required: indicate the amount erismus would record as an asset, liability, or not accrued in the following circumstances. 1. erismus is defending against a lawsuit. erismus's management believes the company has a slightly worse than 50/50 chance of eventually prevailing in court, and that if it loses, the judgment will be $1,000,000. 2. erismus is defending against a lawsuit. erismus's management believes it is probable that the company will lose in court. if it loses, management believes that damages could fall anywhere in the range of $2,000,000 to $4,000,000, with any damage in that range equally likely. 3. erismus is defending against a lawsuit. erismus's management believes it is probable that the company will lose in court. if it loses, management believes that damages will eventually be $5,000,000, with a present value of $3,500,000. 4. erismus is a plaintiff in a lawsuit. erismus's management believes it is probable that the company eventually will prevail in court, and that if it prevails, the judgment will be $1,000,000. 5. erismus is a plaintiff in a lawsuit. erismus’s management believes it is virtually certain that the company eventually will prevail in court, and that if it prevails, the judgment will be $500,000.

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