When the Cost of Inventory Is Written Down Due to a Market

question 7

True/False

When the cost of inventory is written down due to a market decline,a loss must be recorded.

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Definitions:

Adjusting Entry

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to allocate revenue and expenses to the period in which they actually occurred.

Allowance Method

An accounting technique used to estimate and prepare for the amount of accounts receivable that may not be collected.

Contra Asset Account

An account on a company's balance sheet that reduces the value of a related account, used to account for items like depreciation, amortization, and allowances for doubtful accounts.

Realizable Value

The estimated amount that an asset can be sold for at the end of its useful life, minus any disposal costs.