During a Period of Falling Prices, Which of the Following

question 137

Multiple Choice

During a period of falling prices, which of the following inventory methods generally results in the lowest balance sheet amount for inventory?

• A) average cost method
• B) LIFO method
• C) FIFO method
• D) cannot tell without more information

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Definitions:

Median

Median is the middle value in a set of data when arranged in ascending or descending order, effectively dividing the dataset into two halves.

Ordered Array

A list of elements arranged in ascending or descending order based on their values.

Histogram

A graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data, usually a bar graph, where the data is grouped into ranges or bins and the frequency of data points within each range is depicted.

Median

The middle value in a list of numbers, which separates the higher half from the lower half.