During 2009, Hoffman Co. decides to use FIFO to account for its inventory transactions. Previously, it had used LIFO.

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By changing from LIFO to FIFO, Hoffman Co. has made a change in accounting principle that requires retrospective adjustment, as the new method will affect the values of both current and prior period inventory. Therefore, the financial statements for prior years must be revised to reflect the new accounting method.