Millington Materials is a leading supplier of building equipment, building products, materials, and timber for sale, with over $200$ branches across the Mid$-$South. On January $1,2024,$ management decided to change from the average 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 $25\%.$

Income before Income Tax

FIFO Average Cost Difference

Before $2023$ $ $23$ million $ $16$ million $ $7$ million

$202324$ million $13$ million $11$ million

$202418$ million $17$ million $1$ million

Required:

$1.$ Prepare the journal entry to record the change in accounting principle.

$2.$ Determine the net income to be reported in the $20242023$ comparative income statements.

$4.$ Indicate the affect of the change in the $20242023$ comparative statements of shareholders$$ equity assuming cash dividends were $$6\mathrm{.}00$ million each year and that no dividends were paid prior to $2023.$