Poppy Co Uses a Periodic Inventory System

question 88

Multiple Choice

Poppy Co. uses a periodic inventory system. Beginning inventory on January 1 was understated by $30,000, and its ending inventory on December 31 was understated by $17,000. In addition, a purchase of merchandise costing $20,000 was incorrectly recorded as a $2,000 purchase. None of these errors were discovered until the next year. As a result, Poppy's cost of goods sold for this year was:

• A) Overstated by $31,000.
• B) Overstated by $5,000.
• C) Understated by $31,000.
• D) Understated by $48,000.

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Definitions:

Short-run Phillips Curve

A curve illustrating the inverse relationship between the rate of inflation and the rate of unemployment in an economy for a short-term period.

Expected Inflation

The rate at which consumers, businesses, and investors expect prices to rise over a future period.

Long-run Phillips Curve

The long-run Phillips Curve is an economic concept that illustrates the relationship between inflation and unemployment, suggesting that in the long run there is no trade-off between these two factors.

Potential Output

The upper limit of real GDP sustainable over an extended period without inflating the inflation rate.