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The Following Information Comes from the 2007 Occidental Petroleum Corporation 20072006 Total $910$825\begin{array}{l}&2007&2006\\\text { Total }&\$910&\$825\end{array}

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The following information comes from the 2007 Occidental Petroleum Corporation annual report to shareholders:
NOTE 5 INVENTORIES
Inventories of approximately $190 million and $204 million were valued under the LIFO method at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Inventories ($ in millions) were:
Also, the footnote indicated that the LIFO reserve was $102 million and $74 million at the end of 2007 and 2006, respectively. The LIFO reserve indicates that inventories would have been $102 million and $74 million higher at the end of 2007 and 2006, respectively, if Occidental Petroleum had used FIFO to value its entire inventory.
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If Occidental Petroleum had used FIFO to value its entire inventory how would its 2007 pre-tax income be affected?
20072006 Total $910$825\begin{array}{l}&2007&2006\\\text { Total }&\$910&\$825\end{array}

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