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question 53

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.
-Mandy Corp. purchased inventory as follows:March 3 500 units at $18March 4 300 units at $20March 7 200 units at $22On March 5, Mandy sold 600 units for $18 each. The average unit cost to be used for the cost of goods sold on March 5, in a perpetual inventory system, is

• A) $18.80.
• B) $19.40.
• C) $25.00.
• D) $16.67.

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Definitions:

Better Off

A state or condition in which an individual or group is in a more favorable or advantageous position than before.

Pure Exchange Economy

An economic model where agents trade existing goods with no production, focusing solely on the allocation of resources and goods among market participants.

Competitive Equilibrium Price

The market price at which the quantity of an item supplied is equal to the quantity demanded, within a competitive marketplace.

Endowed

Provided with a quality, ability, or asset; in economics, it often refers to the resources or goods that an individual or institution possesses.