Horngren's Accounting (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133856781
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 5QC
Which inventory costing method results in the lowest net income during a period of rising inventory costs?
Learning Objective 3
a. Weighted—average
b. Specific identification
c. First-in, first-out (FIFO)
d. Last-in, first-out (LIFO)
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5- Inventory Cost Flow
Assumptions
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Differentiate between the
key characteristics of the four inventory valuation
methods.
Which of the following descriptions corresponds
with the weighted average inventory valuation
method?
a.) Matches cost of items purchased against
cost of items in inventory
b.) Disregards when inventory was purchased
c.) Inventory purchased first has a greater
weight than inventory purchased later
d.) Tends to be used for inventories of large,
unique items
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Which inventory costing method results in the lowest net income during a period of rising inventory costs?
a. Weighted-average
b. Specific identification
c. First-in, first-out (FIFO)
d. Last-in, first-out (LIFO)
Compute the ending inventory cost using :
a. Moving Average Method
b. FIFO Method
c. LIFO Method
Chapter 6 Solutions
Horngren's Accounting (11th Edition)
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