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Use the Following Information for Boxter, Inc A)Boxter
B)Clifford
C)Danforth
D)Evans

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Use the following information for Boxter, Inc., Clifford Company, Danforth Industries, and Evans Services to answer the question "Using the LIFO reserve adjustment, which company would have the strongest liquidity position for 2017 as expressed by the current ratio?"  (amounts in $ millions)   Boxter  Clifford  Danforth  Evans  Inventory Method for 2016 & 2017  LIFO  FIFO  LIFO  FIFO 2016 Ending inventory assuming LIFO $324 N/A $225 N/A 2016 Ending inventory assuming FIFO $427$535$310$6632017 Ending inventory assuming LIFO $436 N/A $167 N/A 2017 Ending inventory assuming FIFO $578$612$209$5422016 Current assets  (reported on balance sheet)  $1,677$2,031$1,308$2,7482016 Current liabilities $987$1,209$545$1,2002017 Current assets  (reported on balance sheet)  $2,225$2,605$1,100$2,3902017 Current liabilities $1,306$1,410$465$1,0002017 Cost of goods sold $4,678$1,410$465$1,000\begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|c|}\hline {\text { (amounts in \$ millions) }} & \text { Boxter } & \text { Clifford } & \text { Danforth } & \text { Evans } \\\hline \text { Inventory Method for 2016 \& 2017 } & \text { LIFO } & \text { FIFO } & \text { LIFO } & \text { FIFO } \\\hline 2016 \text { Ending inventory assuming LIFO } & \$ 324 & \text { N/A } & \$ 225 & \text { N/A } \\\hline 2016 \text { Ending inventory assuming FIFO } & \$ 427 & \$ 535 & \$ 310 & \$ 663 \\\hline 2017 \text { Ending inventory assuming LIFO } & \$ 436 & \text { N/A } & \$ 167 & \text { N/A } \\\hline 2017 \text { Ending inventory assuming FIFO } & \$ 578 & \$ 612 & \$ 209 & \$ 542 \\\hline \begin{array}{c}2016 \text { Current assets } \\\text { (reported on balance sheet) }\end{array} & \$ 1,677 & \$ 2,031 & \$ 1,308 & \$ 2,748 \\\hline 2016 \text { Current liabilities } & \$ 987 & \$ 1,209 & \$ 545 & \$ 1,200 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}2017 \text { Current assets } \\\text { (reported on balance sheet) }\end{array} & \$ 2,225 & \$ 2,605 & \$ 1,100 & \$ 2,390 \\\hline 2017 \text { Current liabilities } & \$ 1,306 & \$ 1,410 & \$ 465 & \$ 1,000 \\\hline 2017 \text { Cost of goods sold } & \$ 4,678 & \$ 1,410 & \$ 465 & \$ 1,000 \\\hline\end{array}


A) Boxter
B) Clifford
C) Danforth
D) Evans

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