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Assume prices were stable during the period. The following values were obtained from the inventory records of Harris Company which has a fiscal year ending on December 31:
Inventory, January 1, 2019, LIFO | $80,000 |
Inventory, March 31, 2019, LIFO | 70,000 |
Required: | |
1. | Under what conditions is Harris’s inventory liquidation not reflected in its first-quarter interim financial statements? |
2. | Assuming that the liquidation is not to be reflected, what |
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