4.
$190,800
$80,000 + $200,800 + $900,000 – $180,000
$93,200
$1,000,800
FIFO/Straight-Line Methods
would be more willing to accept a lower return on assets in the LIFO/double-declining-
balance case.
Return on Assets
sold and depreciation costs against revenues in earlier years. Therefore, analysts
$93,200
Net Income =
=
The LIFO and double-declining-balance methods produce a lower return on assets.
This combination of accounting methods produces a more conservative net income
figure than the FIFO/straight-line methods because it charges higher cost of goods
$190,800
P5. Effect of Alternative Accounting Methods (Concluded)
*Rounded
= = 9.3%
LIFO/Double-Declining-Balance Methods
*
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