If Merchandise Inventory Is Being Valued at Cost and the Purchase

question 100

Multiple Choice

If merchandise inventory is being valued at cost and the purchase price is steadily falling, which method of costing will yield the largest net income?

• A) average cost
• B) LIFO
• C) FIFO
• D) weighted average

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Definitions:

Promissory Note

A written promise to pay a specified sum of money to a certain entity at a specified date or on demand.

Maturity Date

The date on which a financial obligation must be repaid in full.

Promissory Note

A financial instrument containing a written promise by one party to pay a definite sum of money to another party at a specified future date or on-demand.

Account Receivable

The amount customers are required to pay to a firm for goods and services already received but not yet paid for.