During 2014 (its first year of operations) and 2015, Batali Foods used the FIFO

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During 2014 (its first year of operations) and 2015, Batali Foods used the FIFO inventory costing method for both financial reporting and tax purposes. At the beginning of 2016, Batali decided to change to the average method for both financial reporting and tax purposes.

   

   

Prepare the journal entry at the beginning of 2016 to record the change in accounting principle. (Ignore income taxes.) (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).)

Prepare the 2016–2015 comparative income statements. (Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).)

Determine the balance in RE at january 2015 as batali reported using FIFO method and adjustment of balance in RE as on january 2015 using average menthod instead of FIFO method. (Enter your answer in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).)

During 2014 (its first year of operations) and 2015, Batali Foods used the FIFO inventory costing method for both financial reporting and tax purposes. At the beginning of 2016, Batali decided to change to the average method for both financial reporting and tax purposes.

     Income components before income tax for 2016, 2015, and 2014 were as follows ($ in millions):

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Calculations:

1) Journal entry: 1/1/2016 Retained earnings 60 Inventory 60 (to record change in inventory valuation)

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