The Detailed Records of Purchases and Sales Maintained Under the Perpetual

question 73

Multiple Choice

The detailed records of purchases and sales maintained under the perpetual inventory system make which costing method more practical than when a periodic system is used?

• A)Specific identification
• B)Average-cost
• C)LIFO
• D)FIFO

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Definitions:

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