Which of the following statements is correct? a. Accounting for materials under FIFO is different when the entity is using the periodic inventory system and perpetual inventory system. b. Average method applied to periodic inventory system necessitates the computation of revised unit cost after every purchase. c. Average perpetual uses a single average unit cost of materials d. Total cost of materials available for use is the same whether the company is using FIFO or Average Method.

Which of the following statements is correct? a. Accounting for materials under FIFO is different when the entity is using the periodic inventory system and perpetual inventory system. b. Average method applied to periodic inventory system necessitates the computation of revised unit cost after every purchase. c. Average perpetual uses a single average unit cost of materials d. Total cost of materials available for use is the same whether the company is using FIFO or Average Method.

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

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Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Chapter7: Inventories: Cost Measurement And Flow Assumptions

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Problem 17GI

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Required: 15. If the FIFO cost flow method is used, the sale return shall be costed back into inventory at what unit cost?16. If the average cost flow method is used, the sale return shall be costed back into inventory at what unit cost?
12.Which of the following statements is correct regarding the direct method of accounting for any write down of inventories to its net realizable value (NRV)? a. An Allowance to Reduce Inventory to Net Realizable Value account is used to record inventory at the lower of cost and NRV. b. The beginning and ending inventories are measured at the lower of cost and NRV when determining the cost of goods sold for the period. c. The beginning and ending inventories are measured at cost when determining the cost of goods sold for the period. d. The decline in NRV of inventory is reported as an other expense while recovery in NRV of inventory is reported as an other income.
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Annan’s statement regarding the perpetual and periodic inventory systems is most significant when which of the following costing systems is used?A. LIFO.B. FIFO.C. Specific identification
You are comparing two companies, Ying Ltd and Yang Corporation, in the same industry. Ying focuses on revenue expenditure and uses the periodic inventory system. Yang focuses on capital expenditure and uses the perpetual inventory system. Discuss the difference between the company’s expenditure focus and state the two reasons each company will take a physical inventory use their respective systems.
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The First- In- First- Out method, which is mainly utilized to assign the average cost of production to a given product, is most commonly employed when inventory items are so intertwined that it becomes difficult to assign a specific cost to an individual unit. Select one: O True O False
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