During 20X2. Darden Furniture Company changed to the LIFO method of accounting for inventory. Suppose that during 20X3. Darden changes back to the FIFO method and the fol- lowing year switches back to LIFO again. Required 1. What would you think of a company's ethics if it changes accounting methods every year?

2. What accounting principle would changing methods every year violate? 3. Who can be harmed when a company changes its accounting methods too often? How?