Inventory That Is "In the Pipeline" Moving from One Link

question 78

Multiple Choice

Inventory that is "in the pipeline" moving from one link in the supply chain to another is:

• A)anticipation inventory.
• B)transportation inventory.
• C)smoothing inventory.
• D)hedge inventory.

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Definitions:

Trading Securities Portfolio

A collection of marketable securities that a business holds for the purpose of reselling them in the short term to profit from market price changes.

Fair Value

An estimate of the price at which an asset or liability could be traded in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

Adjusting Entry

An accounting journal entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditure to the appropriate period.

Trading Portfolio

A collection of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, and derivatives held by an investor, primarily for the purpose of short-term speculation.