On January 1, 2018, Frost Corp. changed its inventory method to FIFO from LIFO, for both financial and income tax reporting purposes. The change resulted in a $900,000 increase in the January 1, 2018 inventory. Assume that the income tax rate for all years is 30%. The cumulative effect of the accounting change should be reported by Frost in its 2018 .

a. retained earnings statement, as a $630,000 addition to the beginning balance
b. income statement, as a $630,000 cumulative effect of accounting change
c. retained earnings statement, as a $900,000 addition to the beginning balance
d. income statement, as a $900,000 cumulative effect of accounting change

a. retained earnings statement, as a $630,000 addition to the beginning balance

Explanation:

Data provided in the question

Change in increase in inventory = $900,000

Income tax rate = 30%

By considering the above information, the cumulative effect is

= Change in increase in inventory - Change in increase in inventory × income tax rate

= $900,000 - $900,000 × 30%

= $900,000 - $270,000

= $630,000

This $630,000 is a addition to the beginning balance

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

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