Match the Terms with the Definitions

question 18

Multiple Choice

Match the terms with the definitions.
-A method of allocating merchandise cost which assumes that the sales in the period were made from the most recently purchased goods. Therefore, the earliest goods purchased remain in inventory.

• A)average cost
• B)conservatism
• C)perpetual inventory system
• D)market value
• E)consignor
• F)consistency
• G)cost
• H)first-in, first-out method
• I)gross profit method
• J)last-in, first-out method
• K)inventory sheet

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Definitions:

Quantity Demanded

The total amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to purchase at a specific price level, at a given point in time.

Elasticity Coefficient

A numeric value that measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied of a good to a change in one of its determinants, such as price.

Perfectly Inelastic

A situation where the demand for a product does not change in response to changes in price; the demand curve is perfectly vertical.

Gas-guzzler Automobiles

Describes vehicles that are inefficient in their fuel consumption, typically with lower miles per gallon.