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question 86

Multiple Choice

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A company just starting its business made the following four inventory purchases in June: On June 25, the company made its first sale when a local customer purchased 500 units for $3,500. The company uses a perpetual inventory system.
-The inventory cost formula that results in the highest gross profit for June is

• A) FIFO.
• B) average.
• C) Gross profit is the same under both cost formulas.
• D) not determinable.

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Definitions:

Output

Output is the total amount of goods or services produced by a company, industry, or economy within a certain period.

Total Cost

The complete cost of production that combines all costs, both fixed and variable, incurred to produce goods or services.

Change

The act or process of becoming different, which can apply to a wide variety of contexts, including physical alterations, shifts in ideas, or modifications in systems.

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production divided by the number of goods produced, representing the average cost per unit of output.