When a Subordinate Recommends to Her Manager That Their Department

question 21

True/False

When a subordinate recommends to her manager that their department get additional help for the inventory process, it is considered vertical communication.

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Definitions:

Inventory Valuation Methods

Techniques used to calculate the cost of goods sold and ending inventory, such as FIFO (First-In, First-Out), LIFO (Last-In, First-Out), and average cost methods.

Gross Profit Method

An accounting technique used to estimate the amount of ending inventory and cost of goods sold, based on the gross profit margin.

Gross Profit Ratio

A financial metric that indicates the proportion of money left over from revenues after deducting the cost of goods sold.

Inventory Destroyed

Inventory destroyed refers to stock that has been lost, damaged beyond repair, or otherwise rendered unsellable, and must be written off as a loss.