When a company uses the lifo inventory costing method the


1. At December 31, YR05 Ford Co. gathered the following facts about its inventory:

Description

Amount

Inventory on hand in Ford's ware house

$100

Inventory in-transit to Ford from suppliers, shipped FOB shipping Point

$20

Inventory in-transit to Ford from suppliers, shipped FOB Destination

$10

Inventory in-transit to customers from Ford, shipped FOB Shipping Point

$5

2. On September 1, YR05, Bose Co. purchased 16 units of inventory from its supplier for $6 each. In the period of October-December, Bose sold 4 of these units for $9 each. At December 31, YR05, Bose had 12 units left and determined that the supplier had reduced the price of these inventory items to $5 each (replacement cost). Bose expects to continue selling the units for $9 each. Given these facts, the year end adjusting entry needed under the lower-of-cost-or-market rule would be:

a. no adjustment is needed since the expected sales price exceeds historical cost.
b. debit inventory $12, credit hain on prive appreciation $12
c. debit gain on price appreciation $12, credit inventory $12.
d. credit cost of goods sold for $12, debit inventory for $12.
e. debit cost of goods sold for $12, credit inventory for $12.

3. When a company uses the FIFO inventory costing method, the unit costs used to compute cost of goods sold and ending inventory are determined by the unit costs of which inventory purchases?

Cost of goods sold

Ending inventory

Most distant (oldest) purchases

Most recent (newest) purchases

Most recent (newest) purchases

Most distant (oldest) purchases

Average of all purchases

Average of all purchases

First (oldest) purchases

First (oldest) purchases

None of the above


4. When a company uses the LIFO inventory costing method, the unit costs used to compute cost of goods sold and ending inventory are determined by the unit costs of which inventory purchases?

Cost of goods sold

Ending inventory

Most distant (oldest) purchases

Most recent (newest) purchases

Most recent (newest) purchases

Most distant (oldest) purchases

Average of all purchases

Average of all purchases

last (oldest) purchases

last (oldest) purchases

None of the above

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