Based on the following information: Assume that Forrest Company uses the LIFO accounting method. In year X1, Forrest reported the following information:
Units Unit Cost Total Cost
Beginning Inventory (1/1/X1) 1,000 10 10,000
Purchases (year X1) 2,000 11 22,000
Year X1 Sales 1,500
Ending Inventory (12/31/X1) 1,500
Based on the above information, Forrest Company will report which of the following amounts for its LIFO Inventory on 12/31/X1?
a. $15,500
b. $16,000
c. $16,500
d. none of the above.

Suppose you win a small lottery and have the choice of two ways to be paid: you can accept the money in a lump sum or in a series of payments over time. if you pick the lump sum, you get $2,950 today. if you pick payments over time, you get three payments: $1,000 today, $1,000 1 year from today, and $1,000 2 years from today. 1) at an interest rate of 6% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 2) at an interest rate of 9% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 3) years after you win the lottery, a friend in another country calls to ask your advice. by wild coincidence, she has just won another lottery with the same payout schemes. she must make a quick decision about whether to collect her money under the lump sum or the payments over time. what is the best advice to give your friend? a) the lump sum is always better. b) the payments over time are always better. c) it will depend on the interest rate; advise her to get a calculator. d) none of these answers is good advice.