Ayayai Corp. had the following inventory transactions occur during 2022: Units Cost/unit Feb. 1, 2022 Purchase 102 $42 Mar. 14, 2022 Purchase 175 $44 May 1, 2022 Purchase 124 $46 The company sold 288 units at $59 each and has a tax rate of 30%. Assuming that a periodic inventory system is used, and operating expenses of $1692, what is the company’s after-tax income using LIFO?

LIFO (Last-In-First-Out) is a method of inventory valuation where the goods that are received last are used first. In other words, the latest stock is used first. This is common for bulky inventory, stacked one on top of another.

In order to obtain the after-tax income, both the gross profit and income before tax are required. To obtain gross profit, we require the cost of goods sold information. The inventory information is as follows:

Feb 1 : Purchases : 102 units x $42 = $4284

Mar 14 : Purchases : 175 units x $44 = $7700

May 1 : Purchases : 124 units x $46 = $5704

288 units were sold

The COGS would be:

124 x $46 = $5704

164 x $44 = $7216

Thus COGS : $5704 + $7216 = $12920

Gross profit : Sales - COGS

Sales : $59 x 288 = $16992

Gross Profit = $16992 - $12920 = $4072

Income before tax : Gross Profit - Expenses

Operating expenses : $1692

Income before tax = $4072 - $1692 = $2380

Income after tax : Income before tax - (tax rate x income before tax)

Tax rate : 30%

Income after tax = $2380 - ($2380 x 30%) = $1666