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Q: When there are no inventory at the beginning or at the end of the period, the total purchases will…

A: The total purchase amount is the price agreed upon by the buyer and seller for an item, including…

Q: Which of the following is not an advantage of a perpetual inventory system? a. Assists in the…

A: The perpetual inventory method is a much better method in comparison to the periodic inventory…

Q: AD, Inc. uses the LIFO-lower of cost or market method to value inventory. If the inventory value is…

A: For financial reporting purposes, will value the inventory in accounting at lower prices or on the…

Q: If ending inventory is understaffed for year 1, then in year 2…. A. Costa of goods sold and gross…

A: Inventory is the term used in accounting which refers to the goods as well as materials that the…

Q: Which of the following statements about the use of the FIFO assumption is NOT true?   a.   The…

A: Solution: "The FIFO assumption produces inventory asset values that are based on older purchase…

Q: Under the LIFO cost flow assumption during a period ofinflation, which of the following is false? A.…

A: Inflation and cost of goods sold - a company selling goods during periods of inflation will see an…

Q: The net realizable value of Lake Corporation’s inventory has declined below its cost. Allyn Conan,…

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Q: A company records inventory at gross invoice price. Theoretically, how should the following affect…

A: Solution: Interest on inventory loan do not affect cost of inventory, it is working capital loan…

Q: Which of the following statements about the LIFO Reserve Disclosure is NOT true?  a. Usually, FIFO…

A: The credit balance in the LIFO reserve reports the difference since the time that LIFO was adopted.…

Q: When inventory unit costs are increasing: Group of answer choices a)FIFO will result in higher…

A: FIFO refers to the method of inventory costing where items purchased first are sold first.

Q: Which one of the following inventories may not be valued for balance sheet purposes at the…

A: Inventory is valued only at lower of Cost or Net realizable value(which is the selling price minus…

Q: During times of inflation, which of these inventory accounting methods is best for cash flow? JUST…

A: given information   need to find the incorrect statement in the below-given options given in the…

Q: The net realizable value of Lake Corporation’s inventory has declined below its cost. Allyn Conan,…

A: a. The ethical issue involved in the situation is, use of cost-of-goods-sold method to write down…

Q: In times of decreasing prices, LIFO will result in ____ costs of goods sold and _____ ending…

A: FIFO: FIFO stands for First-In, First-Out.  In this method inventory purchased first will be sell…

Q: Which of the following statements is incorrect? Group of answer choices A)Ending inventory exceeds…

A: a) Cost of goods sold= Opening inventory + Purchases - Ending inventory Lets take a example…

Q: Which of the following is not an advantage of a perpetual inventory system? a. assits in the…

A: Under the perpetual inventory system, transaction related to the inventory is updated immediately as…

Q: Which of the following statements regarding the lower of cost and net realizable value (LCNRV) rule…

A: The rule of valuing the inventory at cost or net realizable value is also called as Prudence concept…

Q: If costs are declining, will the LIFO or FIFO method of inventory valuation yield the lower cost of…

A: Inventory cost flow assumptions: These are the methods used by the companies to compute the cost…

Q: FAST PLZ - Which of the following element of cost is important in calculating the cost of closing…

A: Cost of goods sold means the cost incurred on the manufacturing or purchase of goods which has been…

Q: Zimt AG uses the FIFO method, and Nutmeg Inc. uses the LIFO method. Compared tothe cost of replacing…

A: If a company follows FIFO method, then the inventory will go based on first in first out. If a…

Q: The major criticism of the lower of cost or market rule for valuation of inventory is that

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Q: Which inventory method will result in lower net income in a period of rising prices? Which inventory…

A: First-in-First-Out (FIFO): In this method, items purchased initially are sold first. So, the value…

Q: Which statements below are true? 1. LCM and LCNRV may be applied by individual products, by…

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Q: Which of the following statement is not valid as it applies to inventory costing method?  A) If…

A: The correct answer is Option (d)

Q: Which of the following may not result to the amount of cost of sales? a.Net purchases less net…

A: Solution- COGS can be calculated in three steps that culminate in one formula.   Or, to put it…

Q: In a period of rising prices,a. cost of goods sold under LIFO will be less than under FIFO.b. gross…

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Q: Analysts must recognize that the use of the specific identification method to value inventory has a…

A: The amount, by which the Inventory Level exceeds the Closing Inventory level is referred to as the…

Q: In the immediate write-off approach, under-applied overhead is regarded as: a. an increase in…

A: Underapplied overhead occurs when a company's overhead expenses surpass what it budgets for in order…

Q: Which one of the following statements is true? a. Under conditions of rising prices, the LIFO…

A: Step 1    Last in, first-out (LIFO) is inventory method in which the costs of the most recent…

Q: When there are no inventory at the beginning or at the end of the period, the total purchases will…

A: Cost of sales means actual cost of goods that is being sold to the customers. It includes beginning…

Q: Ward Hardware does not expect costs to change dramatically and wants to use an inventory costing…

A: Perpetual Inventory System is an accounting system of valuing the inventory where there is a need…

Q: An increase in the inventory turnover rate is indicative of: Multiple Choice a decrease in the cost…

A: Inventory turnover rate is calculated as ratio of cost of goods sold and inventory

Q: In some instances, accounting principles require a departure from valuing inventories at cost alone.…

A: Lower-of-cost-or-market value: The lower-of-cost-or-market value is a method which requires the…

Q: When a company determines that the net realizable value of its ending inventory is lower than its…

A: Lower of cost and net realizable value: The lower of cost and net realizable value is a method which…

Q: Which one of the following is a reason for the just- in-time inventory policy? Select one: A. The…

A: Just in time inventory policy means purchasing the inventory when ever required and not maintaining…

Q: Allowance Method in accounting for inventory write-down

A: Statement I is correct because Allowance method is required to be followed in accounting for…

Q: the economic order quantity model the return on capital that is forgotten when it is invested in…

A: In EOQ model that is economic order quantity we consider the lot  for which there will be overall…

Q: Which of the following statements about the margin of safety is (are) correct? a. producing units…

A: Margin of safety is difference between actual sales and break even sales. Sales of more units…

Q: You have been asked by the financial vice president to develop a short presentation on the LCNRV…

A: a. As per GAAP, the inventory is to be valued at the lower of its cost i.e. the laid down cost or…

Q: Which of the following regarding the lower of cost ormarket rule for inventory are true?(i) The…

A: Option c is correct.

Q: In a period of falling prices, the use of which inventory cost flow method would typically result in…

A: The inventory valuation is done at the end of the accounting period. Different techniques are…

Q: Explain Potential Misstatements- Inventory/ Cost of Goods Sold and the description of misstatements…

A: Internal control is a procedure for insuring that an organization's objectives in operational…

Q: Which of the following statements about the use of the FIFO assumption is NOT true? a.The FIFO…

A: In FIFO method  the opening  and earliest goods will be sold first.

Inventory Valuation

Before discussing the topic inventory valuation let’s discuss the meaning of inventory. In accounting, inventory is also known as stock. Inventory means all the finished goods, materials, merchandise that a business holds for the purpose of selling it in the market with the motive of earning profit.