Under the LIFO cost flow assumption during a period ofinflation, which of the following is false? A. Cost of goods sold will be lower than under FIFO B. Gross margin will be lower than under FIFO C. Income tax expense will be lower than under FIFO D. Ending inventory will be lower than under FIFO

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Q: Proponents of the LIFO Inventory cost flow assumption argue that this costing method is superior to…

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Q: Which one of the following sets of inventory cost flow assumptions is not susceptible to profit…

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Q: Which of the following variations of the reail inventory method would generally result in the lowest…

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

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Q: To hold back unrealized profit in ending inventory, cost of goods sold is decreased. True or False?

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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: Using the following balance sheet and income statement data, what is the debt to assets ratio? $ 2$…

A: Debt to assets ratio means ratio between total debt and total assets in the business.

Q: Net sales minus cost of good sold is equal to cost of ending inventory.   T/F

A: The ending inventory is the amount of inventory left with business at year end.

Q: Compare the financial effects (ignore income tax) of using period of declining prices on the…

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

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

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Q: During a period of rising inventory prices the LIFO cost flow method will result in higher total…

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

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

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Q: A ____ will cause Cost of Goods Sold to decrease. A. Debit  B. Credit

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

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Q: During a period of rising inventory prices, a company's cost of goods sold would be higher using the…

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Q: In a single period inventory model, it is optimal to order MORE than the expected demand if the cost…

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Q: An overstatement of ending merchandise inventory in the current period results in an understatement…

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Q: The procedure selected to calculate the cost of the ending inventory has absolutely no effect on the…

A: Eliminating the incorrect option:The method chosen to calculate the cost of ending inventory does…

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Q: During periods of increasing costs, the use of the FIFO method of costing inventory will result in a…

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Q: To arrive at gross profit, cost of goods sold is subtracted from the total of sales minus sales…

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Q: Assuming rising inventory prices, which statement is correct? Group of answer choices A. FIFO…

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Q: Which of the following is true regarding LIFO and FIFO? A) In a period of decreasing costs, LIFO…

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Q: Overstating ending inventory in the current year causes net income in the current year to be…

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Q: Compare the financial effects (ignore income tax) of using the FIFO and average inventory cost…

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Q: What is inventory shrinkage? The difference between product cost and retail selling price. The…

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Inventory Accounting

Inventory accounting is that branch of accounting that helps in determining the specific value of assets at different stages of production and development.