If merchandise inventory is being valued at cost and the price level is decreasing, which of the three methods of costing—FIFO, LIFO, or weightedaverage cost—will yield (a) the highest inventory cost, (b) the lowest inventory cost, (c) the highest gross profit, and (d) the lowest gross profit?

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: ork 1 Saved Martinez Company's ending inventory includes the following items. Product Units Cost per…

A: Computation of lower of cost or market for ending inventory :     Per unit   Total…

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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: Under the lower of cost or market inventory valuation rule, market value of inventory is defined as:…

A: Market value is the price of an item/product prevailing in the market on the given date.

Q: Using Average - perpetual, how much is the cost of ending inventory per unit? Using Average -…

A: Under average cost method of inventory, average cost per unit of inventory is used for calculation…

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: Multiple Choice. Weighted average. LIFO, FIFO, and the weighted-average inventory cost flow methods…

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

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: Information on Entity A's inventory of Product A is as follows: Units 3,000 Total Cost P 58,650 Unit…

A: The Numerical has covered the concept of the Moving Average Method.  The Moving Average Method…

Q: 1) If the ending inventory is to be valued at approximately lower-of-cost-or-net realizable value,…

A: Cost to retail ratio may be defined as the division of cost of goods available for sale and retail…

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

A: Introduction:

Q: Cost Retail Inventory, Jan 1 Purchases Freight-in Purchase Discounts 8,700 55,300 2,000 14,000…

A: Net Markups =[Mark-up]-[Mark-up Cancellation]                       =6,000-2,000…

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: Just One Product (JOP) began operating on June 26 with no inventory on hand. It then made the…

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

Q: If merchandise inventory is being valued at cost and the purchase price is steadily falling, which…

A: Inventory can be valued using many ways such as : FIFO LIFO Weighted Average Average cost

Q: Bramble Furniture Ltd. uses a perpetual inventory system and has a beginning inventory, as at June…

A: Introduction:-  The carrying value of products sold within a certain period is known as the cost of…

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: 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: In determining inventory's lower of cost or net realizable value, NRV is defined as: Selling Cost…

A: An inventory valuation allows a business to assign a monetary value to the inventory. Inventories…

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

A: FIrst in first out or FIFO cost flow assumption provides highest net income when inventory prices…

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.