Jillet Corporation began the year with inventory of $10,000$ units of its only product.

The units cost $$8$ each. The company uses a perpetual inventory system and the

FIFO cost method. The following transactions occurred during the year:

a$.$

Purchased $50,000$ additional units at a cost of $$10$ per unit. Terms of the

purchases were $\frac{2}{10},\frac{n}{30}.$ The company uses the gross method to record purchase

discounts. The inventory was purchased f$.$o$.$b$.$ shipping point and additional freight

costs of $$0\mathrm{.}50$ per unit were charged to Jillet.

b$.$

$1,000$ units purchased during the year were returned to suppliers for credit. Jillet

was also given credit for the freight charges of $$0\mathrm{.}50$ per unit on the original

purchase. The units were defective and were returned two days after they were

received. The remaining inventory was paid within the discount period. $($Hint: The

discount applies only to inventory and not the freight.$)$

c$.$ Sales for the year totaled $45,000$ units at $$18$ per unit. $($Hint: The cost of the

inventory sold includes the purchase cost of those units plus freight less purchase

discount.$)$

d$.$ On December $28,$ Jillet purchased $5,000$ additional units at $$10$ each. The goods

were shipped f$.$o$.$b$.$ destination and arrived at Jillet's warehouse on January $4$ of the

following year.

e$.14,000$ units were on hand at the end of the year.

Required:

Determine ending inventory and cost of goods sold at the end of the year.

Assuming that operating expenses other than those indicated in the above

transactions amounted to $$150,000,$ determine income before income taxes for the

year.

For financial reporting purposes, the company uses LIFO $($amounts based on a

periodic inventory system$).$ Record the year$-$end adjusting entry for the LIFO

reserve, assuming the balance in the LIFO reserve at the beginning of the year is

$$15,000.$

Determine the amount the company would report as income before taxes for the

year under LIFO. Operating expenses other than those indicated in the above

transactions amounted to $$150,000.$