Which cost flow assumption generally results in the highest reported amount of net income when inventory costs are rising? Explain.

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: Which of the three methods of inventory costing -FIFO, LIFO, or weighted average cost - will in…

A: FIFO - Inventory purchased first is assumed to be sold first. LIFO - Inventory recently purchased is…

Q: If inventory is being valued at cost and the price level is steadily rising, which of the three…

A: Inventory can be defined as a form of asset which is held by a business firm for resale purposes.…

Q: Which of the following is not an inventory method/cost flow assumption? O a. First-in, first-out O…

A: 5 methods for inventory cost are below: The retail inventory method. The specific identification…

Q: (True or False) Cost of sales, under the periodic system, is calculated as inventory at start (plus…

A: Periodic Inventory System - Under periodic inventory system cost of goods sold will be calculated at…

Q: Which inventory cost flow assumption generally results in the lowest reported amount for cost of…

A: The answer will be FIFO, First-in, first-out i.e. option B.

Q: Identify that if prices are rising, which inventory cost flow method will produce the highest amount…

A: solution Identify that if prices are rising, which inventory cost flow method will produce the…

Q: Which of the following statements is NOT true of Economic Order Quantity? O A. The economic order…

A: EOQ: Economic Order Quantity is basically the optimal quantity of number of orders which in turn…

Q: Compared to using the FIFO method to account for inventory, during periods of risingprices, a…

A: USING OF LIFO METHOD

Q: For each item below, indicate whether FIFO or LIFO will generally result in a higher reported amount…

A: Last-in-First-Out (LIFO): In this method, items purchased recently are sold first. So, the value of…

Q: Identify the inventory costing method (SI, FIFO, LIFO, or WA) best described by each of the…

A: Each inventory valuation methods possesses its own uniqueness that will affect the financial…

Q: If the inventory is valued at cost and the price level is steadily increasing, which type of…

A: Under FIFO, goods that are purchased initially are sold first, however, under LIFO it is assumed…

Q: The weighted average inventory cost flow method is the least used of the inventory costing methods.…

A: Step 1 “Since you have posted a question with multiple questions, we will solve the first question…

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: Which of the following variations of the retail inventory method would generally result in the…

A: Rising prices basically means the situation where the prices of inventory keep on rising with each…

Q: In a period of rising prices, the inventory cost allocation method that tends to result in the…

A: In the period of rising prices, method resulting in highest net income would be the method under…

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: During a period of rising inventory costs and stable output prices, describe how net income and…

A: First in first out Method (FIFO) First in first out method is one of the popular method which was…

Q: The table below lists financial statement items that may be affected by the use of either the FIFO…

A: Rising costs is the situation when the prices keeps on increasing with time.

Q: ith inflation, what are the implications of using LIFO and FIFO inventory methods? How do they…

A: FIFO: First in, first out (FIFO) is a method of asset management and valuation in which assets…

Q: Which inventory costing method results in the lowest net income during a period of rising inventory…

A: Answer:LIFO is the correct option

Q: What does a very high inventory turnover ratio signify? Please provide your own example to explain…

A: Inventory turnover ratio is one of the efficiency ratio, which says and calculates how many times…

Q: During a period of falling prices, which of the following inventory methods generally results in the…

A: There are 3 types of methods for inventory valuation: a.FIFO b. LIFO c. Weighted average FIFO: In…

Q: Which of the following is not a common cost flow assumption used in costing inventory? O First-in,…

A: Companies assign costs to products through inventory costing, often known as inventory cost…

Q: Which inventory cost flow assumption would consistently result in the highest income in a period of…

A: Inventory valuation is done at the end of the accounting period and different inventory valuation…

Q: If merchandise inventory is being valued at cost and the price level is decreasing, which of the…

A: Inventory cost is calculated by LIFO, FIFO and average cost method. Under LIFO method, inventory…

Q: During periods of rising costs, which inventory costing method produces the highest gross profit?

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

Q: Which of the three methods of inventory costing— FIFO, LIFO, or weighted average cost—will in…

A: First-In-First-out (FIFO): FIFO is a method used for recording inventory sold. In this method the…

Q: During a period when inventory costs are steadily increasing, which of the following is true? O a.…

A: FIFO considers the cost of initial purchases as the cost of goods sold and the later purchases as…

Q: Compared to using the weighted average cost method to account for inventory, during aperiod in which…

A: First-in-First-Out (FIFO):   In First-in-First-Out method, the costs of the initially purchased…

Q: Identify the inventory costing method (SI, FIFO, LIFO, or WA) best described by each of the…

A: The relevant inventory valuation methods are listed as per the given information.

Q: When inventory costs rise and inventory quantities are not decreasing, what does the LIFO produces?

A: Last-in-First-Out (LIFO): In this method, items purchased recently are sold first. So, the value of…

Q: What is the dollar-value method of LIFO inventory valuation?What advantage does the dollar-value…

A:

Q: During a period of rising prices, which U.S. GAAP inventory method reports the most current…

A: Definition:

Q: What will be the correct answer for weight average cost method for ending inventory and cost of…

A: Weighted average Cost per unit=11-6×$70+14×$10511-6+14=$182019=$95.79

Q: Which cost flow assumption generally results in the highest reported amount of net income in periods…

A: Solution: Under FIFO method, inventory is valued at latest purchase cost. Therefore in period of…

Q: a period in which the cost of inventory is rising, which of the following statements is true? The…

A: Issue of Material and its valuation: When the material purchased then that material is stored at its…

Q: For companies using FIFO or LIFO, inventory on the balance sheet is valued at: OA. Replacement cost.…

A: The question is based on the concept of Accounting Standard on Inventory Valuation.

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.