Inventory Valuation Methods: FIFO, LIFO and Average Cost Principles in Accounting

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Which inventory valuation method assumes the first (or oldest) items purchased are the first items sold?
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Which inventory valuation method assumes the last (or newest) items purchased are the first items sold?
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Which inventory valuation method involves recording and tracking the unit cost of every item individually from purchase to sale?
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Which inventory valuation method uses a weighted average unit price for all merchandise available for sale to allocate inventory costs?
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Which of the following isn't an inventory costing method?
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Which of the following statements is true regarding the specific identification inventory costing method?
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Which of the following statements is true about the FIFO method?
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When prices are increasing over time, which inventory costing method will result in the lowest cost of goods sold?
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When prices are decreasing over time, which inventory costing method will result in the highest cost of goods sold?
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Which of the following is true regarding the cost flow of inventory and physical flow of inventory?
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Which inventory costing method assumes the newest items purchased are the first items sold?
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Which inventory costing method assumes the oldest items purchased are the first items sold?
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Which of the following is an example of a Specific Identification inventory costing method?
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What is the primary difference between the FIFO and LIFO methods of inventory costing?
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Which one isn't a reason why inventory costing occurs?
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What are the four primary inventory costing methods?
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What is the SI inventory valuation method?
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What is the FIFO inventory valuation method?
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What is the LIFO inventory valuation method?
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Which of the following is true about the weighted average inventory costing method?
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What will happen to net income if the purchase prices regularly increase over time?
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What are the key characteristics of the method in relation to items and FIFO?
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What is the purpose of the matching principle in accounting?
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What is the purpose of disclosing the inventory costing method used in the financial statements?
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What is the weighted-average inventory costing method?
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What is an example of a unique tracking number that can be used in the specific identification inventory costing method?
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Which of the following is not one of the primary inventory costing methods?
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What is the purpose of the LCM inventory valuation method?
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If after applying the LCM method, an adjustment needs to be made, what did the LCM method uncover?
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If after using the LCM method, an adjustment needs to be made, what journal entry is used to record the adjustment in inventory value?
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When applying the LCM method, which value is taken into consideration?
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How can you identify FIFO in relation to LIFO and method?
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What does 'cost' refer to when applying LCM?
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What does 'market' refer to when applying LCM?
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How does LCM prevent inventory values from being overstated on companies' financial statements?
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What is the impact of overstated inventory values on the balance sheet?
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What is the impact of overstated inventory values on the balance sheet?
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What does a company need to know in order to apply the LCM method?
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What does the LCM method adjust inventory to?
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