Question - Lollar, Inc., is a giant provider of home furnishings. The company uses the FIFO inventory method. The following information was taken from the company's recent financial statements ( dollar amounts are in thousands):

Cost of Goods Sold 1,850,000

Income before taxes 125, 000

Income taxes expense (and payments) 52,500

Net Income 72,500

Net cash provided by operating activities 123, 500

The financial statements also revealed that had Lollar been using LIFO, its cost of goods sold would have been $ 1,865,000. The company's income taxes and payments amount to approximately 40 percent of income before taxes.

Assuming that Lollar had been using LIFO, compute the following amounts for the current year. Show your supporting computations, with dollar amounts in thousands.

1. Income before taxes

2. Income taxes expense ( which are assumed equal to income taxes actually paid)

3. Net income

4. Net cash provided by operating activities