
(a)
Inventory: It refers to the total stock of such goods or items which are held by the business organizations with the purpose of sale.
Inventory cost flow: It refers to the flow (movement) of inventory when it is purchased or sell by the business organization.
The various inventory cost flow methods are:
- First-in, first-out (FIFO)
- Last in, first-out (LIFO)
- Average-cost
FIFO method: In FIFO method, those goods are sold first which are purchased first by the business organization.
LIFO method: In LIFO method, those goods are sold first which are purchased in last by the business organization
Average-cost method: In average-cost method, the value of inventory is calculated by the average of cost of goods sold which are available for the sale purpose for that period.
To identify: The relevant method which provides highest net income when prices are on a rise
(b)
To identify: The relevant method which provides highest ending inventory when prices are on a rise
(c)
To identify: The relevant method which provides lowest income tax, when prices are on a rise
(d)
To identify: The relevant method which provides most stable earnings, when prices are on a rise

Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Chapter 6 Solutions
ACCT.PRINCIPLES (LL)-PACKAGE
- Chapter 6: Job costing Steel Manufacturing uses a job order costing system. During one month, Steel purchased $188,000 of raw materials on credit; issued materials to the production of $215,000 of which $10,000 were indirect. Steel incurred a factory payroll of $159,000, of which $20,000 was indirect labor. Steel uses a predetermined overhead rate of 150% of direct labor cost. The total manufacturing costs added during the period are___.arrow_forwardWhat is the accounts receivable turnover of this financial accounting question?arrow_forwardNo WRONG ANSWERarrow_forward
- Solve this Accounting problemarrow_forwardNo WRONG ANSWERarrow_forwardAt the end of the fiscal year 2023, Elliott Manufacturing Co. had net property, plant, and equipment (PPE) of $4.2 billion. The ending balance for 2022 was $4.150 billion, and the firm had depreciation expense during 2023 of $0.850 billion. How much did the company spend on new property, plant, and equipment (PPE) during 2023?arrow_forward
- If total assets equal $410,000 and total owners' equity equals $138,000, then total liabilities must equal_. (A) $548,000 (B) $272,000 (C) Cannot be determined from the information given (D) $138,000arrow_forwardAnswer with clear data. if you answer with any unclear dara then unhelpfularrow_forwardWhat was the amount of sales for the month ?arrow_forward
- AccountingAccountingISBN:9781337272094Author:WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.Publisher:Cengage Learning,Accounting Information SystemsAccountingISBN:9781337619202Author:Hall, James A.Publisher:Cengage Learning,
- Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis...AccountingISBN:9780134475585Author:Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. RajanPublisher:PEARSONIntermediate AccountingAccountingISBN:9781259722660Author:J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M ThomasPublisher:McGraw-Hill EducationFinancial and Managerial AccountingAccountingISBN:9781259726705Author:John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting PrinciplesPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education





