Which inventory costing method results in the lowest net income during a period of rising inventory costs? a. Weighted-average b. Specific identification c. First-in, first-out (FIFO) d. Last-in, first-out (LIFO)

Q: complete the following table which compares the effects of LIFO,  FIFO and weighted-average…

A: Inventory valuation in costing is done using mainly three methods namely FIFO, LIFO and weighted…

Q: During a period of steadily rising costs, the inventory valuation method that yields the highest…

A: LIFO: Last in First Out- Under LIFO inventory valuation, units purchased last are sold first. As the…

Q: When using a perpetual inventory system and the weighted-average inventory costing method, when does…

A: Perpetual inventory system: The method or system of maintaining, recording, and adjusting the…

Q: What effect does each method used have on the firm’s reportedprofits? On ending inventory levels?

A: Answer: The following is the effect that each method of inventory on firms reported profits:…

Q: Under which inventory cost flow assumption is the oldest cost of inventory items likely to remain on…

A: Correct option is LIFO

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: Which of the following statements is correct? Group of answer choices A)The choice of an inventory…

A: SOLUTION AVERAGE COST METHOD IS USED TO CALCULATE THE COST OF INVENTORY AT THE END AND ALSO THE COST…

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

A: FIFO is a method used to value inventories. In First-In-First-Out (FIFO) method the cost of the…

Q: Prepare a memorandum containing responses to the following items. a.    Describe the cost flow…

A: a.

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: 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: Which inventory method provides a better matching ofcurrent costs with sales revenue on the income…

A: Inventory valuation is a method of finding the actual cost of the goods left unsold at the end of a…

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: A company's inventory cost was lower in FIFO than it would have been using LIFO. Assuming no…

A: Inventory is the stock of goods with the company which is ready to sell out. It covers large…

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

A: When the inventory is valued at by calculating the weighted average rate per unit for the purchase…

Q: If beginning inventory is understated by $980O, the effect of this error in the current period is…

A: The COGS is determined based on beginning inventory, inventory purchase, and closing inventory. COGS…

Q: Which inventory costing method is almost always done on a perpetual basis?A. specific…

A: There are two type of inventory systems that are being used. One is perpetual inventory system and…

Q: The following information is taken from a company's records. Cost Market value per Unit per Unit…

A: Under the lower of cost & market value method, the per-unit value that is lesser between cost…

Q: The inventory costing method that reports the most current prices in ending inventory is Oa. average…

A: LIFO: LIFO stands for Last-In, First-Out. In this method inventory purchased at last will be sell…

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

A: 1. True 2. False The weighted-average cost includes both beginning inventory and purchases and is…

Q: hen purchase costs regularly rise, the inventory costing method that yields the highest reported net…

A: The inventory can be valued using various methods as LIFO, FIFO, average and specific identification…

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: he economic order quantity is not affected by the a. cost of purchase-order forms. b. safety stock…

A: The economic order quantity (EOQ) is a company's optimal order quantity for minimizing its total…

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: 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: When using the periodic inventory system and weighted-average inventory costing method, when is the…

A: Periodic inventory system: The method or system of recording the transactions related to inventory…

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: Which cost flow assumption generally results in the highest reported amount for ending inventory…

A: First-in-First-Out method: In First-in-First-Out method, the costs of the initially purchased items…

Q: Match the term on the left to the appropriate description on the right. v Cost of goods available…

A: Cost of goods available for sale is used for calculating cost of goods sold, COGS=COGAS-Ending…

Q: The following information is taken from a company's records. Cost Market value per Unit per Unit…

A: As per IAS 2 inventory is to be measured at cost or Net realizable value whichever is lower. Here…

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: The journal entry to record a write-down of inventory from cost to its lower market value includes…

A: Inventory is very important current asset for the business. As per accounting standards, inventory…

Q: The costs of ending inventory is similar under both periodic and perpetual inventory system if…

A: The given question is related to inventory valuation. The first method of inventory valuation is the…

Q: In order to get the lowest profits possible in periods of rising inventory costs, the company should…

A: Inventory costing is an accounting concept that has direct consequence on company’s gross profit and…

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…

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.

Q: answer the following regarding inventories.   The inventory costing method which in a period of…

A: The correct Answer is Last-in, First-out (LIFO) Method

Q: In a period of falling prices, the use of which inventory cost flow method would typically result in…

A: The inventory valuation is done at the end of the accounting period. Different techniques are…

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.