The Data on the Percentage of Visitors in the Previous

question 46

Essay

The data on the percentage of visitors in the previous and current years at 12 well-known national parks of Unites States are given below:

a. Sort the parks in descending order by their current year's visitor percentage. Which park has the highest number of visitors in the current year? Which park has the lowest number of visitors in the current year?
b. Calculate the change in visitor percentage from the previous to the current year for each park. Use Excel's conditional formatting to highlight the park whose visitor percentage decreased from the previous year to the current year.
c. Use Excel's conditional formatting tool to create data bars for the change in visitor percentage from the previous year to the current year for each park calculated in part b.

Understand the lower of cost or market method for inventory valuation.

Apply the LIFO and FIFO perpetual inventory methods to determine the cost of ending inventory.

Calculate the ending inventory using the weighted-average inventory method.

Define key inventory-related terminology and concepts, including replacement cost, net realizable value, and consignment.

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