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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, 2021, 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 2020 $ 30 million $ 23 million $ 7 million
2020 38 million 20 million 18 million
2021 25 million 24 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 20212020 comparative income statements. 4. Indicate the affect of the change in the 20212020 comparative statements of shareholders equity assuming cash dividends were $9.50 million each year and that no dividends were paid prior to 2020.

1- Prepare the journal entry to record the change in accounting principle. (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).)

No Event General Journal Debit C1- redit
1 1 Inventory
Income tax payable

Retained earnings

2-

2021 2020
($ in millions)
Net Income

4-

MILLINGTON SUPPLIES
Statement of Shareholders Equity
For the Years Ended Dec. 31, 2021 and 2020
($ in millions) Common Stock Additional Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Total Shareholders Equity
Balance at Jan. 1, 2020
Balance at Dec. 31, 2020
Balance at Dec. 31, 2021

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