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In its December 2016 10-K, LyondellBasell Industries reported the following info

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Question

In its December 2016 10-K, LyondellBasell Industries reported the following information ($ millions).

Cost of

Goods Sold

LIFO

Reserve

Increase in

LIFO Reserve

Total

Assets

Net

Income

$27,682

$4,364

$1,054

$981

$28,997

$4,392


Reformulate the account balance for the following financial statement items assuming the company used FIFO instead of LIFO for its inventory costing method. The company has a 35% tax rate.

$Answer million

$Answer million

$Answer million

$Answer million

Cost of

Goods Sold

Inventories

LIFO

Reserve

Increase in

LIFO Reserve

Total

Assets

Net

Income

$27,682

$4,364

$1,054

$981

$28,997

$4,392

Explanation / Answer

Part - (a) FIFO Inventory = $(4,364+1,054) = $5,418 million Part - (b) Total assets = $(28,997+1,054) = 30,051 million Part - (c) Cost of goods sold = $(27,682-981) = $26,701 million Part - (d) Net Income = $4,392+[981*(1-35%)] = $5,030 million