Rockwell Corporation uses a periodic inventory system and has used the FIFO cost method since inception of the company in 1979. In 2021, the company decided to switch to the average cost method. Data for 2021 are as follows:

Beginning inventory, FIFO (4,300 units @ $35)				$	150,500
Purchases:
4,300 units @ $41	$	176,300
4,300 units @ $45		193,500			369,800
Cost of goods available for sale				$	520,300
Sales for 2021 (5,000 units @ $68)				$	340,000

Additional Information:

1. The company's effective income tax rate is 25% for all years.
2. If the company had used the average cost method prior to 2021, ending inventory for 2020 would have been $94,600.
3. 7,900 units remained in inventory at the end of 2021.

Required: 1. Ignoring income taxes, prepare the 2021 journal entry to adjust the accounts to reflect the average cost method. 2. What is the effect of the change in methods on 2021 net income?

Ignoring income taxes, prepare the 2021 journal entry to adjust the accounts to reflect the average cost method. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

No	Transaction	General Journal	Debit	Credit
1	1	Retained earnings
		Inventory

What is the effect of the change in methods on 2021 net income?

The effect of the change for the year 2021 is a						in cost of goods
sold resulting in a				in income before taxes and a(n)
	in income after tax.