When There Is Inflation, the Reliability of Changes in GDP

question 24

Multiple Choice

When there is inflation, the reliability of changes in GDP as an indicator of changes in production

• A)improves.
• B)is not affected.
• C)declines.
• D)is not affected, unless the change in prices is extreme.
• E)None of these

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Definitions:

Beginning Inventory

The value of goods available for sale at the start of an accounting period.

First-In, First-Out

An inventory valuation method where the goods purchased or produced first are sold or used first.

Equivalent Units

A metric used in cost accounting to express the amount of work done by manufacturers who have partially completed units on hand at the end of an accounting period.

Work in Process-Assembly Department

Inventory account that tracks the cost of partially completed goods that are still in the production process in the assembly department.