Management's Choice to Use LIFO or FIFO Can Make a Financial

question 87

Multiple Choice

Management's choice to use LIFO or FIFO can make a financial analyst's efforts to compare companies difficult. The financial analyst's job is made easier because of the

• A) requirement that the financial statements and tax return must use the same inventory valuation methodology
• B) fact that most companies in an industry use the specific identification method
• C) use of the weighted average method
• D) disclosure of the LIFO reserve

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