In a Period of Rising Prices, Ending Inventory Using FIFO

question 3

Multiple Choice

In a period of rising prices, ending inventory using FIFO will be ______________ ending inventory determined using average.

• A) higher than
• B) lower than
• C) equal to
• D) Cost formulas have no impact on ending inventory.

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Definitions:

Average Category

A classification used to benchmark or standardize the typical or midrange value of a set of data or characteristics.

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Ranking

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Paired Comparison

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