If Companies Have Identical Inventoriable Costs but Use Different Inventory

question 7

Multiple Choice

If companies have identical inventoriable costs but use different inventory flow assumptions when the price of goods have not been constant then the

• A) cost of goods sold of the companies will be identical.
• B) cost of goods available for sale of the companies will be identical.
• C) ending inventory of the companies will be identical.
• D) net income of the companies will be identical.

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