The Use of a "Replacement Cost" Definition of "Market" Is

question 459

Multiple Choice

The use of a "replacement cost" definition of "market" is based on the assumption that

• A)a decline in an item's replacement cost results in a decline in its selling price.
• B)prices will fall in the same proportion as input costs fall.
• C)replacement cost is appropriate for all situations.
• D)using "net realizable value less a normal profit margin" will arbitrarily shift profits from one
• Period to another.

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