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Dining Stores began operations on January 1, 2014, and adopted the average-cost method of accounting. In 2017, it is considering a change to the FIFO basis. Dining provided the following information to assist in deciding whether to change inventory valuation techniques. (Click the icon to view the additional information.) Dining Stores reported the following income statement information: (Click the icon to view income statement.) . Read the requirements. Requirement a. Prepare the income statements under both methods for the years ended December 31, 2014, through December 31, 2016. Begin by preparing the income statements under the average-cost method for 2014 through 2016. Statement of Net Income Average-Cost Method 2016 2015 2014 Sales Cost of goods sold Gross profit Selling, general, and administrative expenses Income before tax Tax expense Net income (loss) x Change in Inventory valuation Inventory valuation Ending Inventory Cost of Sales Retained Earnings Year Average Average Average Ended Cost FIFO Cost FIFO Cost FIFO 12/31/2014 $ 4,000 $ 23,300 $ 24,700 12/31/2015 15,000 48,800 51,600 10,500 $ 76,900 $ 74,300 $ 22,700 82,500 78,900 28,200 93,000 92,000 42,800 103,000 89,800 12/31/2016 25,300 71,200 79,300 12/31/2017 39,000 96,600 112,500 Income Statement 2016 2015 2014 172,000 $ 161,000 $ 141,000 Account 2017 Sales revenue $ 550,000 $ Selling, general, and administrative expenses $ 54,100 $ 52,000 $ 36,400 $ 32,800 Income tax rate 30 % 30 % 30 % 30 % Requirements a. Prepare the income statements under both methods for the years ended December 31, 2014, through December 31, 2016. b. Assume that Dining Stores changes to the FIFO basis effective January 1, 2017. Prepare the comparative income statements for the 3 years ended December 31, 2017. c. Prepare the retained earnings column of the statement of stockholders' equity for the year ended December 31, 2017, assuming that Dining does not present comparative statements. Dining does not declare dividends in 2014-2017. Dining Stores began operations on January 1, 2014, and adopted the average-cost method of accounting. In 2017, it is considering a change to the FIFO basis. Dining provided the following information to assist in deciding whether to change inventory valuation techniques. (Click the icon to view the additional information.) Dining Stores reported the following income statement information: (Click the icon to view income statement.) . Read the requirements. Requirement a. Prepare the income statements under both methods for the years ended December 31, 2014, through December 31, 2016. Begin by preparing the income statements under the average-cost method for 2014 through 2016. Statement of Net Income Average-Cost Method 2016 2015 2014 Sales Cost of goods sold Gross profit Selling, general, and administrative expenses Income before tax Tax expense Net income (loss) x Change in Inventory valuation Inventory valuation Ending Inventory Cost of Sales Retained Earnings Year Average Average Average Ended Cost FIFO Cost FIFO Cost FIFO 12/31/2014 $ 4,000 $ 23,300 $ 24,700 12/31/2015 15,000 48,800 51,600 10,500 $ 76,900 $ 74,300 $ 22,700 82,500 78,900 28,200 93,000 92,000 42,800 103,000 89,800 12/31/2016 25,300 71,200 79,300 12/31/2017 39,000 96,600 112,500 Income Statement 2016 2015 2014 172,000 $ 161,000 $ 141,000 Account 2017 Sales revenue $ 550,000 $ Selling, general, and administrative expenses $ 54,100 $ 52,000 $ 36,400 $ 32,800 Income tax rate 30 % 30 % 30 % 30 % Requirements a. Prepare the income statements under both methods for the years ended December 31, 2014, through December 31, 2016. b. Assume that Dining Stores changes to the FIFO basis effective January 1, 2017. Prepare the comparative income statements for the 3 years ended December 31, 2017. c. Prepare the retained earnings column of the statement of stockholders' equity for the year ended December 31, 2017, assuming that Dining does not present comparative statements. Dining does not declare dividends in 2014-2017