THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

question 21

Multiple Choice

THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
The faculty advisor at a local business school is interested in determining the monthly expenditures on stationeries for students.The advisor samples some students from each class and computes the sample mean and standard deviation for each class.

-Estimate the total expenditures for the population.

• A)22,678.63
• B)13,128.01
• C)26,288.34
• D)18,944.58

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Definitions:

FIFO

"First In, First Out," an inventory valuation method that assumes the first items placed in inventory are the first sold.

LIFO

Last In, First Out, an inventory valuation method where the latest items added to inventory are the first to be sold.

Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) refers to the direct costs attributable to the production of the goods sold in a company.

Periodic Inventory System

An inventory accounting system where updates are made at intervals, such as monthly or annually, rather than continuously.