Return on Sales Can Be Increased by Increasing Expenses

question 72

True/False

Return on sales can be increased by increasing expenses.

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Definitions:

LIFO Method

An inventory valuation method that assumes the last items placed in inventory are the first sold during an accounting year; stands for Last-In, First-Out.

Ending Inventory

The total value of a company's merchandise, raw materials, and finished and unfinished products which have not yet been sold, at the end of an accounting period.

Hammers

Hammers are hand tools with a weighted head fixed to a long handle, used for delivering an impact to an object.

FIFO Method

"First In, First Out" inventory management system where the goods purchased or produced first are sold or used first.