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1.
Goods in transit that were purchased under freight terms of FOB factory should be included in the ending inventory of the buyer.
A)True
B)False
2.
When merchandise is left on consignment with a consignee, it should be included in the ending inventory of the consignee.
A)True
B)False
3.
Merchandise received by a retailer to sell on consignment should be excluded from the ending merchandise inventory of the retailer.
A)True
B)False
4.
The incidental costs of maintaining inventory (stocking, insuring, rotating, etc.) are generally treated as costs of the reporting period in which these costs are incurred.
A)True
B)False
5.
Under the FIFO method of inventory valuation, the assignment of cost to merchandise sold is in the same order in which the merchandise was purchased.
A)True
B)False
6.
Under the LIFO method of inventory valuation, the ending merchandise inventory would be valued at the purchase price of the most recent purchases.
A)True
B)False
7.
In a periodic system, if a retailer purchased 500 units of merchandise inventory at $8 per unit, and 800 units of inventory at $10 per unit, the weighted average cost of the merchandise is $9 per unit.
A)True
B)False
8.
During extended periods of rising prices, the FIFO method of inventory pricing will yield a higher cost of merchandise sold and a lower ending merchandise inventory, when compared to the LIFO method of inventory pricing.
A)True
B)False
9.
During extended periods of rising prices, the use of LIFO will result in a greater amount of gross profit than would result if FIFO were used.
A)True
B)False
10.
When the value of ending merchandise inventory is overstated, the net income of the subsequent year will be understated by the amount of the overstatement of the ending merchandise inventory.
A)True
B)False
11.
Should an error that understates the ending merchandise inventory not be discovered, at the end of the subsequent year the capital account will be overstated.
A)True
B)False
12.
FIFO, LIFO, weighted average, and specific invoice inventory pricing are terms used to describe inventory systems.
A)True
B)False
13.
If one hundred units of merchandise were purchased at $15 per unit and the current market price of the merchandise is $8 per unit, the merchandise will be reported at $8 per unit.
A)True
B)False
14.
Financial statements prepared between the first day and the last day of the fiscal period are called interim statements.
A)True
B)False
15.
The ratio of goods available for sale at cost to the same goods available for sale at retail prices is called the retail method cost ratio.
A)True
B)False
16.
Goods available for sale at cost total $65,000 and at retail total $100,000. Total net sales at retail total $85,000. The cost ratio is 65%.
A)True
B)False
17.
Goods available for sale at cost total $55,000 and at retail total $100,000. The cost ratio is 55% and the net sales for the period total $80,000. The ending inventory at retail totals $20,000 and the ending inventory at cost totals $11,000.
A)True
B)False
18.
Net Sales total $100,000. Beginning inventory totals $12,000 and the total cost of merchandise purchases is $48,000. Gross profit is 60% of net sales. The ending inventory using the gross profit method will be $30,000.
A)True
B)False
19.
The formula for Merchandise Turnover is Average Merchandise Inventory / by Cost of Goods Sold.
A)True
B)False
20.
The lowest ratio possible is the goal of the user of the merchandise turnover ratio.
A)True
B)False
21.
If the ending inventory is overstated, the cost of goods sold is overstated and net income is understated.
A)True
B)False
22.
If the ending inventory is overstated, the cost of goods sold is understated and net income is overstated.
A)True
B)False
23.
If the beginning inventory is overstated, the cost of goods sold is overstated and net income is understated.
A)True
B)False
24.
If the beginning inventory is understated, the cost of goods sold is overstated and net income is overstated.
A)True
B)False
25.
If the business uses LIFO for tax purposes they may use any other method of inventory costing for their financial statements.
A)True
B)False
26.
Using one inventory costing system over another has really very little effect on the amount of taxes that might be due in any given period.
A)True
B)False
27.
When costs and prices are rising, the moving weighted average method gives a lower inventory figure on the balance sheet as compared to FIFO.
A)True
B)False
28.
One advantage of using moving weighted average is that it exactly matches costs and revenues.
A)True
B)False
29.
One advantage of using FIFO is that it assigns the most recent costs incurred to cost of goods sold, and likely better matches current costs with revenues.
A)True
B)False
30.
The conservatism principle most governs allocations of cost of goods available for sale between ending inventory and cost of goods sold.
A)True
B)False
31.
Net sales is $86,000, Cost of Goods Sold is $51,600. The gross profit ratio is 60%
A)True
B)False







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