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The following amounts are always known under which inventory costing system? Current inventory      Cost of goods sold          Inventory shrinkage


A) Periodic               Periodic                            Perpetual
B) Perpetual              Perpetual                          Periodic
C) Perpetual              Perpetual                          Perpetual
D) Periodic               Periodic                            Periodic

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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The cost formula used by a firm to value inventory must match the physical flow of units through the firm.

A) True
B) False

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The Finished Goods account collects all the costs incurred as a product is being made.

A) True
B) False

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The major difference between the periodic and perpetual inventory systems is that inventory must be physically counted in the periodic system to determine ending inventory.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following cost formulas would be most appropriate when the inventory units are unique or costly?


A) FIFO
B) specific identification
C) just-in-time
D) weighted-average

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following would most likely use a periodic inventory system?


A) car dealership
B) heavy metal distributor
C) computer dealership
D) local handcrafted furniture store

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following should be included in the cost of inventory?


A) the cost of keeping the inventory records
B) depreciation on the inventory warehouse
C) the salesperson's commission
D) receiving and inspection costs

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Inventory turnover and days to sell inventory


A) are different names for the same metric.
B) are inversely related.
C) are interpreted to be as the higher the better.
D) none of the above

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Which of the following statements about the weighted-average cost formula is true?


A) If prices are rising,companies prefer it because it lowers their tax liability.
B) It is the most popular method in Canada.
C) In times of rising prices,weighted-average will produce a higher net income than FIFO.
D) In time of rising prices,weighted-average produces an inventory cost per unit that is higher than the cost per unit of cost of goods sold.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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The inventory turnover ratio is calculated as cost of goods sold divided by total inventory.

A) True
B) False

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A small local convenience store is opening in your neighborhood.Inventory is limited and keeping initial start-up costs low is a priority.What type of inventory system would you recommend?


A) perpetual
B) periodic
C) specific identification
D) Company is so small one is not needed.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Use the following information for questions below A company had the following inventory activity during April:  units  unit cost total cost beginninginventory 800$10.00$8,000 purchaseapril 6 1,40011.0015,400sale april (1,500) purchase april 1790010.509,450sale april 24 (900) \begin{array}{l}\text { }\\\begin{array} { l l l l l} &&\text {units }&\text { unit cost}&\text { total cost}\\\text { beginning}&\text {inventory }&800&\$10.00&\$8,000\\\text { purchase}&\text {april 6 }&1,400&11.00&15,400\\\text {sale }&\text {april }&(1,500) \\\text {purchase }&\text {april 17}&900&10.50&9,450\\\text {sale }&\text {april 24 }&(900) \\\end{array}\end{array} -If the company is using a perpetual system and the FIFO cost formula,what is the cost of goods sold closest to?


A) $25,700
B) $25,500
C) $25,200
D) $25,930

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Physical inventory counts are


A) only necessary for periodic systems.
B) only necessary for perpetual systems.
C) necessary for periodic and perpetual systems as part of internal control.
D) not necessary at all if a company has an appropriate accounting system.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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The cost-to-sales ratio is a method used to estimate inventory instead of performing a physical count.

A) True
B) False

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Very high turnovers


A) are always the goal of management.
B) may create stockouts.
C) are a measurement of profitability.
D) are unaffected by inventory writedowns.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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In 2020 Borger Industries had beginning inventory of $106,000,purchases of $1,126,500,ending inventory of $116,000,accounts payable of $49,605,and sales of $2,147,250.Inventory turnover for 2017 was closest to


A) 9.625.
B) 10.06.
C) 10.15.
D) 10.53.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Under the FIFO inventory formula,the cost of ending inventory and cost of goods sold will be the same under both the perpetual and periodic inventory systems.

A) True
B) False

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Use of the FIFO cost formula means that


A) the perpetual costing system is used.
B) the ending inventory contains the oldest costs.
C) the periodic costing system is used.
D) the ending inventory contains the most recent costs.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Effective inventory management would have one person place the order for new inventory,a second person check it against the purchase order when it arrives,and a third person record the receipt of inventory in the accounting records.The purpose of this system is


A) to reduce spoilage.
B) to reduce storage costs.
C) to guard against stockouts.
D) to guard against internal theft and collusion.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Perpetual inventory systems are incapable of identifying inventory shrinkage.

A) True
B) False

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