Match Each of the Following Terms with the Appropriate Definition

question 59

Essay

Match each of the following terms with the appropriate definition.
1. The number of times a company's average inventory is sold during a period.
2. An inventory valuation method where each item in inventory is identified with a specific purchase and invoice.
3. The expected sales price of an item minus the cost of making the sale.
4. An inventory pricing method that assumes the unit prices of the beginning inventory and of each purchase are weighted by the number of units of each in inventory; the calculation occurs at the time of each sale.
5. A method for estimating an ending inventory based on the ratio of the amount of goods for sale at cost to the amount of goods for sale at retail price.
6. An estimate of days needed to convert the inventory at the end of the period into receivables or cash.
7. An inventory valuation method that assumes that inventory items are sold in the order acquired.
8. Financial statements prepared for periods of less than one year.
9. The accounting constraint that aims to select the less optimistic estimate when two or more
estimates are about equally likely.
10. An inventory valuation method that assumes costs for the most recent items purchased are sold first and charged to cost of goods sold.

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Definitions:

Liquidated

The process of converting assets into cash or paying off liabilities in the process of closing or restructuring a business.

Capital Balances

The amount of money in a company's accounts that represents the capital contributed by the owners or shareholders.

Capital Interest

The stake that a particular investor holds in the equity of a firm, often represented by the share of the company's capital owned by the investor.

Profits and Losses

Financial terms that represent the positive (profits) or negative (losses) financial outcomes of a business's operations over a particular period.