Consistency Aids Comparability When a Company Uses the Same Accounting

question 119

True/False

Consistency aids comparability when a company uses the same accounting principles and methods from year to year or when companies with similar circumstances use the same accounting principles.

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Definitions:

Inventory Control

A management system that oversees the ordering, storage, and use of components that a company will use in the production of the items it will sell as well as the finished products the company will sell.

Theft

An act of stealing; specifically, the illegal taking and removing of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it.

FIFO

"First In, First Out," an inventory valuation method where the first items purchased or produced are the first ones sold, impacting the value of remaining inventory.

Gross Profit

The financial measure obtained by subtracting the cost of goods sold from total sales revenue.