Question 1

The Inventory account is a controlling account for the inventory subsidiary ledger that contains a separate record for each separate product.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Explain the reason a company might use the retail inventory method for valuing inventory.

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The retail method is generally used to p...

Question 3

During a period of steadily rising costs, the inventory valuation method that yields the highest reported net income is:

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A)  Specific identification method.
B)  Average cost method.
C)  Weighted-average method.
D)  FIFO method.
E)  LIFO method.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Goods in transit are included in a purchaser's inventory:

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A)  At any time during transit.
B)  When the purchaser is responsible for paying freight charges.
C)  When the supplier is responsible for freight charges.
D)  If the goods are shipped FOB destination.
E)  After the half-way point between the buyer and seller.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 5

Internal controls that should be applied when a business takes a physical count of inventory should include all of the following except:

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A)  Prenumbered inventory tickets.
B)  A manager confirms that all inventories are ticketed only once.
C)  Counters confirm the validity of inventory existence, amounts, and quality.
D)  Second counts by a different counter.
E)  Counters of inventory should be those who are responsible for the inventory.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

An advantage of FIFO is that it assigns the most recent costs to cost of goods sold, and does a better job of matching current costs with revenues on the income statement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

McCarthy Company has inventory of 8 units at a cost of $200 each on October 1. On October 2, it purchased 20 units at $205 each. 11 units are sold on October 4. Using the FIFO perpetual inventory method, what amount will be reported in cost of goods sold for the 11 units that were sold?

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A)  $2,239.
B)  $2,255.
C)  $2,200.
D)  $2,228.
E)  $2,215.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 8

A company's current inventory consists of 5,000 units purchased at $6 per unit. Replacement cost has now fallen to $5 per unit. What is the entry the company must record to adjust inventory to market?

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A)  Debit Merchandise Inventory $25,000; credit Cost of Goods Sold $25,000.
B)  Debit Cost of Goods Sold $30,000; credit Merchandise Inventory $30,000.
C)  Debit Cost of Goods Sold $5,000; credit Merchandise Inventory $5,000.
D)  Debit Loss on Inventory $5,000; credit Cost of Goods Sold $5,000.
E)  Debit Merchandise Inventory $30,000; credit Cost of Goods Sold $25,000.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 9

If a period-end inventory amount is reported in error, it can cause a misstatement in all of the following except:

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A)  Cost of goods sold.
B)  Gross profit.
C)  Net sales.
D)  Current assets.
E)  Net income.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 10

An inventory error is sometimes said to be self-correcting because it yields an offsetting error in the next period.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Interim financial statements:

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A)  Are required by the Congress.
B)  Are necessary to achieve full disclosure about a business's operations.
C)  Are statements prepared for periods of less than one year.
D)  Require the use of the perpetual method for inventories.
E)  Cannot be prepared if the company follows the conservatism principle.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

A company has inventory with a selling price of $451,000, a market value of $223,000 and a cost of $241,000. According to the lower of cost or market, the inventory should be written down to $223,000.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When costs to purchase inventory regularly decline, which method of inventory costing will yield the lowest cost of goods sold?

Accepted Answer

A)  FIFO.
B)  LIFO.
C)  Weighted average.
D)  Specific identification.
E)  Gross margin.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

In applying the lower of cost or market method to inventory valuation, market is defined as the current selling price.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Identify and describe the four inventory valuation methods.

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The specific identification method assig...

Question 16

An error in the period-end inventory balance will cause an error in the calculation of cost of goods sold.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Physical counts of inventory:

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A)  Are not necessary under the perpetual system.
B)  Are necessary to adjust the Inventory account to the actual inventory available.
C)  Must be taken at least once a month.
D)  Requires the use of hand-held portable computers.
E)  Are not necessary under the cost-to-benefit constraint.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

The reliability of the gross profit method depends on a good estimate of the gross profit ratio.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

IFRS reporting currently does not allow which method of inventory costing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Specific identification.
B)  FIFO.
C)  LIFO.
D)  Weighted average.
E)  Lower of cost or market.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

Describe the internal controls that must be applied when taking a physical count of inventory.

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The internal controls should include (1)...

Exam 5: Inventories and Cost of Sales

If a period-end inventory amount is reported in error, it can cause a misstatement in all of the following except:

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In applying the lower of cost or market method to inventory valuation, market is defined as the current selling price.

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An inventory error is sometimes said to be self-correcting because it yields an offsetting error in the next period.

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Interim financial statements:

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Describe the internal controls that must be applied when taking a physical count of inventory.

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McCarthy Company has inventory of 8 units at a cost of $200 each on October 1. On October 2, it purchased 20 units at $205 each. 11 units are sold on October 4. Using the FIFO perpetual inventory method, what amount will be reported in cost of goods sold for the 11 units that were sold?

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When costs to purchase inventory regularly decline, which method of inventory costing will yield the lowest cost of goods sold?

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Internal controls that should be applied when a business takes a physical count of inventory should include all of the following except:

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An advantage of FIFO is that it assigns the most recent costs to cost of goods sold, and does a better job of matching current costs with revenues on the income statement.

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Identify and describe the four inventory valuation methods.

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IFRS reporting currently does not allow which method of inventory costing?

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The reliability of the gross profit method depends on a good estimate of the gross profit ratio.

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A company's current inventory consists of 5,000 units purchased at $6 per unit. Replacement cost has now fallen to $5 per unit. What is the entry the company must record to adjust inventory to market?

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The Inventory account is a controlling account for the inventory subsidiary ledger that contains a separate record for each separate product.

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During a period of steadily rising costs, the inventory valuation method that yields the highest reported net income is:

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Physical counts of inventory:

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Explain the reason a company might use the retail inventory method for valuing inventory.

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An error in the period-end inventory balance will cause an error in the calculation of cost of goods sold.

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A company has inventory with a selling price of $451,000, a market value of $223,000 and a cost of $241,000. According to the lower of cost or market, the inventory should be written down to $223,000.

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Goods in transit are included in a purchaser's inventory:

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