Change from FIFO to Average Cost – Koopman Company began operations on January 1, 2006 and uses the FIFO inventory method for financial reporting and the average-cost inventory method for income taxes. At the beginning of 2008 the company decided to switch to the average-cost inventory method for financial reporting. The company had previously reported the following financial statements for 2007:

Income Statement

2007

Revenues

$100,000

Cost of goods sold

60,000

Gross profit

$40,000

Operating expenses

25,000

Income before income taxes

$15,000

Income tax expense

4,500

Net income

$10,500

Earnings per share

$1.05

Retained Earnings Statement

2007

Beginning retained earnings

$15,000

Add: Net income

10,500

$25,500

Less: Dividends

-6,000

Ending retained earnings

$19,500

Balance Sheet (12/31/07)

Cash

$9,000

Inventory

38,000

Other assets

64,100

Accounts payable

$3,000

Income taxes payable

1,800

Deferred tax liability

4,800

Common stock, no par

82,000

Retained earnings

19,500

$111,100

An analysis of the accounting records discloses the following cost of goods sold under the FIFO and average-cost inventory methods:

FIFO Cost of Goods Sold

Average Cost of Goods Sold

2006

$50,000

$57,000

2007

60,000

69,000

2008

70,000

80,000

There are no indirect effects of the change in inventory method. Revenues for 2008 total $130,000; operating expenses for 2008 total $30,000. The company is subject to a 30% income tax rate in all years; it pays the income taxes payable of a current year in the first quarter of the next year. The company had 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding during all years; it paid dividends of $1 per share in 2008. At the end of 2008 the company had cash of $10,000, inventory of $24,000, other assets of $70,800, and accounts payable of ?. The company desires to show financial statements for the current year and previous year in its 2008 annual report.

Required

1. Prepare the journal entry to reflect the change in methods at the beginning of 2008. Show supporting calculations.

2. Prepare the 2008 annual report. Notes to the financial statements are not necessary. Show supporting calculations.