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1
Which of the following is not a financial asset?
A)Marketable securities
B)Receivables
C)Inventory
D)Short-term investments
2
When using the perpetual inventory system, each time a sale is recorded, which of the following occurs?
A)Inventory account is increased
B)Inventory account is decreased
C)Cost of Goods Sold account is decreased
D)Cost of goods available for sale decreases
3
Consider the following inventory activity:

Beginning inventory10 units @ $10 per unit
First purchase35 units @ $11 per unit
First sale20 units
Second purchase40 units @ $12 per unit
Second sale35 units
Third purchase15 units @ $13 per unit

Five units of the beginning inventory, 10 units of the first purchase, 15 units of the second purchase, and 15 units of the third purchase were not sold. What is the value of the ending inventory using the specific identification method?

A)$475
B)$515
C)$465
D)$535
4
Consider the following inventory activity:

Beginning inventory10 units @ $10 per unit
First purchase35 units @ $11 per unit
First sale20 units
Second purchase40 units @ $13 per unit
Second sale35 units
Third purchase15 units @ $14 per unit

Five units of the beginning inventory, 10 units of the first purchase, 15 units of the second purchase, and 15 units of the third purchase were not sold. What is the value of the ending inventory using the specific identification method?

A)$475
B)$515
C)$565
D)$535
5
Consider the following inventory activity:

DateUnitsUnit CostUnit Selling Price
May 1Balance10$10$15
May 5Purchase10$12$16
May 10Sale(15)
May 15Purchase8$12$17
May 20Purchase16$14$21
May 25Purchase10$13$20
May 28Sale(30)
May 31Balance9

The 9 units of ending inventory are identified with the purchase of May 20. Using the specific identification method, calculate the value of the ending inventory and the cost of goods sold.

A)$126 and $430, respectively
B)$126 and $530, respectively
C)$126 and $544, respectively
D)$56 and $474, respectively
6
Under which cost flow assumption is the ending inventory composed of the most recently purchased merchandise?
A)FIFO
B)LIFO
C)Average cost
D)Specific identification
7
Under which cost flow assumption is the ending inventory composed of the earliest purchased merchandise?
A)FIFO
B)LIFO
C)Average cost
D)Specific identification
8
Consider the following inventory activity schedule:

DateQuantityPer Unit CostTotal Cost
January 1, Beginning Balance100$18.00$1,800.00
March 4, Purchase40019.007,600.00

On April 1, 50 units were sold. Use a perpetual inventory system and calculate the average unit cost after the March 4 purchase.

A)$18.00
B)$19.00
C)$18.80
D)$18.20
9
Consider the following inventory activity:

Beginning balance10 units @ $5 per unit
First sale I added "r"4 units
First purchase10 units @ $6 per unit
Second purchase12 units @ $7 per unit
Second sale20 units

What is the value of the ending inventory, using a perpetual inventory system and a FIFO cost flow assumption?

A)$46
B)$56
C)$36
D)$26
10
Consider the following inventory activity:

Beginning balance10 units @ $10 per unit
First purchase35 units @ $11 per unit
First sale20 units
Second purchase40 units @ $12 per unit
Second sale35 units
Third purchase15 units @ $13 per unit

What is the value of the ending inventory using a perpetual inventory system with the FIFO cost flow assumption?

A)$485
B)$495
C)$520
D)$555
11
Consider the following inventory activity:

Beginning balance10 units @ $10 per unit
First purchase35 units @ $11 per unit
First sale20 units
Second purchase40 units @ $12 per unit
Second sale35 units
Third purchase15 units @ $13 per unit

What is the value of the ending inventory using a perpetual inventory system with the LIFO cost flow assumption?

A)$520
B)$555
C)$485
D)$540
12
Consider the following inventory activity:

Beginning balance10 units @ $10 per unit
First purchase35 units @ $11 per unit
First sale20 units
Second purchase40 units @ $12 per unit
Second sale35 units

What is the total value of the ending inventory using a perpetual inventory system with the LIFO cost flow assumption?

A)$485
B)$555
C)$355
D)$325
13
Which inventory method provides the most realistic measure of net income?
A)FIFO
B)LIFO
C)Average cost
D)Specific identification
14
During periods of inflation, the inventory method that produces the greatest income tax benefits is which of the following?
A)FIFO method
B)LIFO method
C)Average cost method
D)Specific identification method
15
During a period of steadily falling prices, which method of assigning costs to inventory offers the best tax advantage?
A)Straight-line
B)FIFO
C)LIFO
D)Average cost
16
Which cost flow assumption most closely matches the actual physical flow of inventory in most retailing businesses?
A)FIFO
B)LIFO
C)Average cost
D)Specific identification
17
Which inventory method results in an unrealistic balance sheet valuation of merchandise inventory?
A)FIFO
B)LIFO
C)Average cost
D)None of the above
18
Which accounting principle or concept requires the use of a single inventory method and also assumes that a change to another inventory method should be made only after careful analysis and evaluation?
A)Materiality
B)Realism
C)Consistency
D)Realization
19
An item of inventory with an invoice cost of $80, on which 50% is added as markup, has a current replacement cost of $82. Apply the lower-of-cost-or market rule and determine the value to apply to this item of inventory.
A)$120
B)$123
C)$ 80
D)$ 82
20
Consider the following:

Inventory ItemsFIFO CostMarket Value
Small Widgets$1,400$1,500
Large Widgets2,4002,250
Total Widgets$3,800$3,750
Small Gadgets$3,400$3,300
Large Gadgets1,8002,000
Total Gadgets$5,200$5,300
Total Inventory$9,000$9,050

Using the LCM rules on the basis of inventory category, the write-down of inventory would be

A)$50
B)$250
C)$150
D)$200
21
Consider the following:

Inventory ItemsFIFO CostMarket Value
Small Widgets$1,400$1,500
Large Widgets2,4002,150
Total Widgets$3,800$3,650
Small Gadgets$3,400$3,300
Large Gadgets1,8002,000
Total Gadgets$5,200$5,300
Total Inventory$9,000$8,950

Using the LCM rules on the basis of individual items, the write-down of inventory would be

A)$50
B)$150
C)$100
D)$350
22
Which of the following refers to the proper cutoff of transactions?
A)The year-ending date is consistently the same date.
B)Transactions occurring near the end of the year are reported in the right accounting period.
C)The last transaction of the year is included in the current year financial statements.
D)The physical count of inventory takes place on the last day of the current accounting period.
23
Under which condition should merchandise inventory be included in the ending balance of merchandise inventory?
A)It has been shipped FOB destination and has not yet arrived
B)It has been shipped FOB destination or FOB shipping point
C)It has been shipped FOB shipping point and has not yet arrived
D)The invoice has been paid
24
Which of the following is truewith regard to the freight term of FOB shipping point?
A)Buyer takes title of the inventory at the destination
B)Seller transfers title to the buyer at destination
C)Buyer takes title of the inventory at origin of shipping
D)Seller pays the freight costs
25
Under the periodic inventory system, where are the costs associated with inventory loss reported?
A)In the ending balance of the Merchandise Inventory account.
B)In the beginning balance of the Merchandise Inventory account of the subsequent accounting period.
C)In an appropriately titled operating expense account.
D)In the cost of goods sold calculation for the income statement.
26
Consider the following inventory activity:

DateUnitsUnit CostUnit Selling Price
May 1Balance15$10$15
May 5Purchase10$12$16
May 10Sale(15)
May 15Purchase8$12$17
May 20Purchase16$14$21
May 25Purchase10$13$20
May 28Sale(30)
May 31Balance14

The 14 units of ending inventory are identified with the purchase of May 20. Assume a periodic inventory systemand use the specific identification method to calculate the value of the ending inventory and the cost of goods sold.

A)$290 and $430, respectively
B)$190 and $530, respectively
C)$196 and $524, respectively
D)$196 and $474, respectively
27
Consider the following inventory activity:

Beginning inventory10 units @ $10 per unit
First purchase35 units @ $11 per unit
First sale20 units
Second purchase40 units @ $12 per unit
Second sale35 units
Third purchase15 units @ $13 per unit

Five units of the beginning inventory, 10 units of the first purchase, 15 units of the second purchase, and 15 units of the third purchase were not sold. Calculate the cost of goods sold using specific identification.

A)$1,060
B)$625
C)$960
D)$535
28
Consider the following inventory activity:

DateQuantityCost/UnitTotal Cost
Jan. 1Balance100$18.00$1,800
Mar 4Purchase40019.007,600
May 8Purchase80018.2514,600
Nov 3Purchase50020.4010,200
1,800$34,200

Five hundred units are unsold. Using the average cost method under a periodic inventory system, what is the cost assigned to the ending merchandise inventory?

A)$10,200
B)$ 9,400
C)$ 9,800
D)$ 9,500
29
Consider the following inventory activity:

Beginning balance10 units @ $10 per unit$100
First purchase35 units @ $11 per unit385
Second purchase40 units @ $12 per unit480
Third purchase15 units @ $13 per unit195

If 83 units were sold, what is the value of the ending inventory under a periodic inventory system and a FIFO cost flow assumption?

A)$219
B)$905
C)$177
D)$204
30
Consider the following inventory activity:

DateQuantityCost/UnitTotal Cost
Jan. 1Balance100$18.00$1,800
Mar 4Purchase40019.007,600
May 8Purchase80020.0016,000
Nov 3Purchase50021.0010,500
1,800$35,900

Five hundred and seventy units are unsold. What is the value of the ending inventory under a periodic inventory system and a FIFO cost flow assumption?

A)$10,800
B)$11,900
C)$11,970
D)$11,368
31
Which of the following statements is true?
A)Calculations under the FIFO cost flow assumption are the same for the periodic inventory system and the perpetual inventory.
B)Calculations under the FIFO cost flow assumption are the same as under the LIFO cost flow assumption when both are used under a perpetual inventory system.
C)Calculations under the FIFO cost flow assumption are the same as under the LIFO cost flow assumption when both are used under a periodic inventory system.
D)The FIFO cost flow assumption can only be used with a periodic inventory system.
32
Consider the following inventory activity:

DateQuantityCost/UnitTotal Cost
Jan. 1Balance100$18.00$1,800
Mar 4Purchase40019.007,600
May 8Purchase80018.2514,600
Nov 3Purchase50020.6010,300
1,800$34,300

Five hundred and twenty units are unsold. Assume a periodic inventory system and a LIFO cost flow assumption, calculate the value of the ending inventory.

A)$10,900
B)$11,368
C)$ 9,765
D)$ 9,360
33
Consider the following inventory activity:

DateQuantityCost/UnitTotal Cost
Jan. 1Balance100$18.00$1,800
Mar 4Purchase40019.007,600
May 8Purchase80018.2514,600
Nov 3Purchase50020.4010,200
1,800$34,200

Five hundred units are unsold. Using a periodic inventory systemand the average-cost methodof inventory valuation, what is the cost assigned to the ending merchandise inventory?

A)$10,200
B)$ 9,400
C)$ 9,500
D)$10,500
34
Consider the following inventory activity:

DateQuantityCost/UnitTotal Cost
Jan. 1Balance10$10.00$100
Mar 4Purchase1012.00120
May 8Purchase510.0050
Nov 3Purchase2013.00260
45$530

Twenty-two units are unsold. Using the LIFO cost flow assumption and a periodic inventory system, what is the cost assigned to the ending merchandise inventory?

A)$270
B)$330
C)$240
D)$386
35
Consider the following inventory activity:

DateQuantityCost/UnitTotal Cost
Jan. 1Balance100$18.00$1,800
Mar 4Purchase40019.007,600
May 8Purchase80020.0016,000
Nov 3Purchase50021.0010,500
1,800$35,900

Five hundred and eighty units are unsold. Using the LIFO cost flow assumption and a periodic inventory system, what is the cost assigned to the ending merchandise inventory?

A)$10,800
B)$11,800
C)$11,970
D)$11,000
36
Which of the following is one of the weaknesses of the periodic inventory system?
A)It fails to specifically account for loss of inventory due to theft or obsolescence
B)It cannot be used by merchants that sell high value per unit items
C)Unlike the perpetual inventory system, a physical inventory is required
D)It is not possible to calculate the cost of goods sold
37
Inventory at the end of the current period was erroneously understated. Which of the following is true as a result of the understatement not being corrected?
A)Net income for the current year is overstated
B)The cost of goods sold for the current year is understated
C)Capital at the end of the current year is overstated
D)Net income at the end of the following year will be overstated
38
Consider the following

Ending InventoryCost of Goods SoldNet Income
AOverstatedUnderstatedOverstated
BUnderstatedUnderstatedUnderstated
COverstatedUnderstatedUnderstated
DUnderstatedUnderstatedOverstated

Which of the following is true about the effects on the cost of goods sold and net income when the specified error (understated or overstated) in the ending inventory occurs?

A)Line A
B)Line B
C)Line C
D)Line D
39
Consider the following

Ending InventoryCost of Goods SoldNet Income
AOverstatedOverstatedOverstated
BUnderstatedUnderstatedUnderstated
COverstatedUnderstatedUnderstated
DUnderstatedOverstatedUnderstated

Which condition is true with regard to errors in the ending inventory?

A)Line A
B)Line B
C)Line C
D)Line D
40
Consider the following:

Beginning InventoryCost of Goods SoldNet Income
AOverstatedOverstatedOverstated
BUnderstatedUnderstatedUnderstated
COverstatedOverstatedUnderstated
DUnderstatedOverstatedUnderstated

Which of the following is true about the effects on the cost of goods sold and net income when the specified error (understated or overstated) in the beginning inventory occurs?

A)Line A
B)Line B
C)Line C
D)Line D
41
Consider the following:

Beginning InventoryCost of Goods SoldNet Income
AUnderstatedUnderstatedUnderstated
BUnderstatedUnderstatedOverstated
COverstatedOverstatedUnderstated
DUnderstatedOverstatedUnderstated

Which of the following is true about the effects on the cost of goods sold and net income when the specified error (understated or overstated) in the beginning inventory occurs?

A)Line A
B)Line B
C)Line C
D)Line D
42
Consider the following:

Ending InventoryCost of Goods SoldNet Income
AOverstatedOverstatedOverstated
BUnderstatedUnderstatedUnderstated
COverstatedUnderstatedUnderstated
DUnderstatedOverstatedUnderstated

Which of the following is true about the effects on the cost of goods sold and net income when the specified error (understated or overstated) in the ending inventory occurs?

A)Line A
B)Line B
C)Line C
D)Line D
43
Which of the following applies to errors in either beginning or ending merchandise inventory?
A)Errors in ending inventory cause income to be misstated in the same amount and same direction.
B)Errors in beginning inventory cause income to be misstated in the same amount and same direction.
C)Errors in ending inventory cause income to be misstated in the same amount but opposite direction.
D)Errors in beginning inventory cause income to be misstated but do not effect the cost of goods sold.
44
Ending inventory is overstated in Period A. As a result of this error, which of the following is not correct?
A)Income of Period A is understated.
B)Income of Period B is overstated.
C)Retained Earnings at the end of Period A is understated.
D)Retained Earnings at the end of Period B is correct.
45
Beginning inventory of $40,000 plus purchases of $30,000 equals which of the following?
A)Cost of goods available for sale of $10,000
B)Cost of goods sold of $10,000
C)Net income of $70,000
D)Cost of goods available for sale of $70,000
46
Net sales for the business totals $70,000, and goods available for sale totals $50,000. Gross profit for the business runs 40% of net sales. Calculate the cost of goods sold.
A)$30,000
B)$32,000
C)$42,000
D)$28,000
47
Every-Day Clothing had a November 1 merchandise inventory balance of $45,000. It made purchases of $80,000 and recorded sales of $130,000, during November. Its estimated gross profit on sales was 25%. On November 30, the store was destroyed by fire. Use the gross profit methodand calculate the value of the merchandise inventory loss.
A)$ 27,500
B)$125,000
C)$ 97,500
D)$ 25,000
48
Consider the following balances:

Sales revenue$900,000
Beginning merchandise inventory$130,000
Net purchases$655,000
Gross profit rate35.0%

Based on a physical count and valuation of the ending merchandise inventory, there is $195,500 of inventory on hand. Use the gross profit method and calculate the estimated cost of the shrinkage loss due to theft, breakage, and obsolescence.

A)$10,500
B)$3,650
C)$4,500
D)$9,250
49
Consider the following balances:

Sales revenue$800,000
Beginning merchandise inventory$130,000
Net purchases$500,000
Cost ratio60.0%

The balances above existed the day before an earthquake destroyed the inventory on hand. Use the gross profit method and calculate the estimated cost of the inventory loss.

A)$150,000
B)$630,000
C)$500,000
D)$370,000
50
The goods available for sale, at retail prices, total $200,000. The cost ratio for the period is 60% and the net sales at retail for the period total $120,000. Use the retail method of estimating inventory and calculate the estimated cost of the ending inventory.
A)$ 48,000
B)$ 24,000
C)$ 72,000
D)$100,000
51
Consider the following information:

CostRetail
Beginning merchandise inventory$40,000$60,000
Purchases for November100,000150,000
Sales in November180,000

Use the retail method for estimating the value of ending inventory and calculate the estimated cost of the ending inventory.

A)$ 30,000
B)$180,000
C)$ 20,000
D)$ 40,000
52
Which one of the following is the formula for theinventory turnover rate?
A)Net sales/Cost of goods sold
B)Cost of goods sold/Average inventory
C)Cost of goods sold/Ending Inventory
D)Average inventory/Cost of goods sold
53
The inventory turnover rate of 10.0. What is the number of days to sell inventory?
A)10 days
B)20 days
C)36.5 days
D)365 days







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