A Company Using a Perpetual Inventory System That Returns Goods

question 211

Multiple Choice

A company using a perpetual inventory system that returns goods previously purchased on credit would

• A)debit Accounts Payable and credit Inventory.
• B)debit Sales and credit Accounts Payable.
• C)debit Cash and credit Accounts Payable.
• D)debit Accounts Payable and credit Purchases.

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Definitions:

Beta

An indicator of the degree of variability or systematic risk associated with a security or portfolio relative to the broader market.

Treynor Measure

A performance metric that measures the returns earned in excess of that which could have been earned on a riskless investment per each unit of market risk.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variability in a set of values, used to assess the risk associated with a particular security or investment portfolio.

Beta

A measure of a stock's volatility in relation to the overall market; a beta above 1 indicates the stock is more volatile than the market, while a beta below 1 indicates the stock is less volatile.