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Business, 15.10.2019 19:30, missheather0309

Problem 5-3 evaluation of inventory costing methods users of financial statements rely on the information available to them to decide whether to invest in a company or lend it money. as an investor, you are comparing three companies in the same industry. the cost to purchase inventory is rising in the industry. assume that all expenses incurred by the three companies are the same except for cost of goods sold. the companies use the following methods to value ending inventory: company a—weighted average cost company b—first-in, first-out (fifo) company c—last-in, first-out (lifo) required 1. which of the three companies will report the highest net income? explain your answer. 2. which of the three companies will pay the least in income taxes? explain your answer. 3. which method of inventory costing do you believe is superior to the others in providing information to potential investors? explain. 4. explain how your answers to parts (1), (2), and (3) would change if the costs to purchase inventory had been falling instead of rising.

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