If inventory is being valued at cost and the price level is steadily rising, which of the three methods of costing—FIFO, UFO, or weighted average cost—will yield the lowest an­ nual income tax expense? Explain.

Q: Which of the following is an assumption of cost-volume-profit analysis? a. The inventory quantities…

A: Whereas fixed costs remain constant, variable costs change in proportion to the volume of…

Q: How do you measure gross margin return on inventory(GMROI)?

A: GMROI is a measure of inventory profitability where, it measures how much profit does the sales…

Q: Contrast the income statement effect of LIFO versus FIFO(on Cost of Goods Sold and Gross Profit)…

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

Q: During a period of steadily rising prices, which of the methods of measuring the cost of goods is…

A: The inventory can be valued using various methods as LIFO, FIFO and weighted average method. The…

Q: Which of the following is not a disadvantage of using the FIFO cost flow assumption? includes all…

A: Lets understand the basics.There are various methods follow to calculate inventory balance. It…

Q: MusicPalace specializes in sound equipment. Company records indicate the following data for a line…

A: Inventory valuation refers to the process of assigning a monetary value to the inventory of a…

Q: Which method results in a more realistic amount for income because it matches the most current costs…

A: The current costs is based on the purchasing of the latest products which means the having book…

Q: Using the lower of cost or market, what should the total inventory value be for the following items:…

A: Note: Under the Lower of Cost or Market method, inventory is valued at the lower the cost of the…

Q: Which inventory costing method produces a more accurate income statement – FIFO or LIFO? ___________…

A: Lets understand the basics. There are various inventory methods are followed for calculating ending…

Q: As compared with the FIFO method of costing inventories,does the LIFO method result in a larger or…

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Q: For each of the following situations, indicate whether FIFO, LIFO, or weighted average applies: a.…

A: The inventory can be valued using various methods as FIFO, LIFO and average method. FIFO stands for…

Q: What do you understand by rate of markup on cost and rate of markup on selling price, illustrate…

A: Answer: Mark-up is nothing but the difference between a good or service’s selling price and its…

Q: Define how costs of goods and other costs such as taxes contribute to the performance besides sales?

A: Performance of the business is usually measured by the ability of the company to generate the net…

Q: Which inventory valuation model serves as a middle-of-the-road approach for taxes and income? a.…

A: Under the FIFO and LIFO, the obtained cost of goods sold can be higher or lower than the actual…

Q: During periods of rising prices, which method (FIFO-LIFO-AVCO) results in the highest gross profit?…

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

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 of the following is the correct calculation of selling price? O a. Cost + Mark-up O b.…

A: Selling price is price at which goods and services are sold to customer. This selling price includes…

Q: If costs are rising, which of the following will be true?a. The cost of goods sold will be greater…

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Q: Is the cost of sales under weighted average always greater than the cost of sales in FIFO?

A: as FIFO method of inventory valuation goods purchased first will be used first or sold first. The…

Q: s it always higher in cost of goods sold in Weighted average compared to FIFO?

A: Inventory and cost of goods sold can be value on the basis of FIFO or LIFO basis. In LIFO , cost of…

Q: Explain the lower of cost or market rule for inventory valuation and explain why it is GAAP.

A: Lower of cost or market value for inventory valuation is just a mixture of many accounting…

Q: Which inventory valuation model serves as a middle-of-the-road approach for taxes and income?…

A: When a corporation values its inventory using FIFO, it reports reduced COGS, which boosts its gross…

Q: Which method would produce the same unit cost for Inventory and Cost of Good Sold in periods of…

A: In periods of rising prices, the method that would generally result in the same unit cost for…

Q: The COGS is estimated by deducting the gross profit from sales revenue. Distinguish between gross…

A: Gross profit is calculated by deducting the cost of goods sold from the sales. The percentage of…

Q: What does it mean that product costs fl ow through inventory on their way to the income statement?

A: Product costs: The costs incurred to acquire the merchandise, ship the stock, prepare the…

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: Baxter Corporation has been using FIFO during a period ofrising costs. Explain whether you would…

A: Requirement a:   If Baxter have been using LIFO method during rising costs, the net income the…

Q: When applying lower of cost or net realizable value under the FIFO, average cost, or specific…

A: The lower of cost or net realizable value method says we should record the inventory at market price…

Q: The following information is available for NUBD Corp. for its first year of operations: Sales in…

A: Under variable costing, fixed manufacturing overhead cost is not included in the product cost. It is…

Q: Gross profit will be​ the:   A. highest if LIFO is used and inventory costs are decreasing.   B.…

A: Inventory valuation can be done based on following methods: a) FIFO: FIFO (First-in, First-Out) is a…

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.