The Inventory System Whereby the Merchandise Inventory Account Balance Is

question 68

Multiple Choice

The inventory system whereby the merchandise inventory account balance is merely a record of the most recent physical inventory count is called

• A) perpetual.
• B) LIFO.
• C) FIFO.
• D) periodic.

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