Schrank Company Is Trying to Decide How Many Units of Merchandise

question 109

Multiple Choice

Schrank Company is trying to decide how many units of merchandise to order each month.The company's policy is to have 20% of the next month's sales in inventory at the end of each month.Projected sales for August,September,and October are 30,000 units,20,000 units,and 40,000 units,respectively.How many units must be purchased in September?

• A)14,000.
• B)20,000.
• C)22,000.
• D)24,000.
• E)28,000.

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Definitions:

First-In, First-Out Method

An accounting method for valuing inventory where the oldest items are sold or used first.

Equivalent Units

A concept in process costing that converts partially completed units into a number of equivalent full units for the purpose of cost assignment.

Weighted-Average Method

An inventory valuation technique that calculates the cost of inventory by taking the average cost of all similar items present in the inventory.

First-In, First-Out Method

An inventory valuation method whereby the oldest inventory items are recorded as sold first, thus the cost of items purchased first is charged against revenue earlier.