If Merchandise Inventory Is Being Valued at Cost and the Price

question 75

Multiple Choice

If merchandise inventory is being valued at cost and the price level is steadily rising, the method of costing that will yield the highest net income is

• A) periodic
• B) LIFO
• C) FIFO
• D) average

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Definitions:

Simple Random Sampling

A sampling method where each member of a population has an equal chance of being selected.

Standard Deviation

An indicator of the degree of spread or divergence among values in a dataset.

Standard Error

A measure of the variability (spread) of sample means around the population mean.

Target Population

The population for which statistical inferences such as point estimates are made. It is important for the target population to correspond as closely as possible to the sampled population.