Millington Materials is a leading supplier of building equipment, building products,materials & timber for sale, with over 200 branches across the Mid-South. On January 1, 2016, management decided to change from the LIFO inventory costing method to the FIFO inventory costing method at each of its outlets. The following table presents information concerning the change. The income tax rate for all years is 40%.

	Income before Income Tax
	FIFO			Average Cost			Difference
Before 2015	$	35	million	$	28	million	$	7	million
2015		48	million		25	million		23	million
2016		30	million		29	million		1	million

Required:

1.

Prepare the journal entry to record the change in accounting principle. (All tax effects should be reflected in the deferred tax liability account.) (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).)

2.

Determine the net income to be reported in the 20162015 comparative income statements. (Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).)

3.

Which other 2015 amounts would be reported differently in the 20162015 comparative income statements and 20162015 comparative balance sheets than they were reported the previous year? (Select all that apply.)

4.	Compute the balance of retained earnings on Jan. 1, 2015, Dec. 31, 2015 and Dec. 31, 2016. Cash dividends were $3.0 million each year. (Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).)