Accounting Procedures Allow a Business to Evaluate Its Inventory Costs

question 8

Multiple Choice

Accounting procedures allow a business to evaluate its inventory costs based on two methods: LIFO (Last In First Out) or FIFO (First In First Out) . A manufacturer evaluated its finished goods inventory (in $000s) for five products with the LIFO and FIFO methods. To analyze the difference, they computed (FIFO - LIFO) for each product. Based on the following results, does the LIFO method result in a lower cost of inventory than the FIFO method? This example is what type of test?

• A) A one-sample test of means.
• B) A two-sample test of means.
• C) A paired t-test.
• D) A test of proportions.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of values, indicating how much the values differ from the average of the set.

Coefficient Of Correlation

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two variables fluctuate together. A value closer to 1 or -1 indicates a stronger relationship.

Decreases

To become smaller or less in size, amount, intensity, or degree.

Portfolio Returns

The gain or loss on an investment portfolio, measured over a specific period of time.