Excerpts from the annual report of Lands" End follow ($ in thousands):
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Year 9
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Year 8
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Inventory
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$219,686
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$241,154
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Cost of sales
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754,661
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675,138
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Net income
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31,185
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64,150
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Tax rate
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37%
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37%
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Note 1: If the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method of accounting for inventory had been used, inventory would have been approximately $26.9 million and $25.1 million higher than reported at Year 9 and Year 8, respectively.
Required:
a. What would ending inventory have been at Year 9 and Year 8 had FIFO been used?
b. What would net income for the year ended Year 9 have been had FIFO been used?
c. Discuss the usefulness of LIFO to FIFO restatements for analysis purposes.