The Applicable Financial Reporting Framework Allows the Audit Client to Determine

question 56

Multiple Choice

The applicable financial reporting framework allows the audit client to determine both the cost and market value of inventory.Select the correct item(s) from the following list regarding these determinations:

• A)The client must use FIFO to determine the cost of inventory at year-end.With FIFO,the client determines the cost of good sold using the earliest inventory items purchased.
• B)The client must use FIFO to determine the cost of inventory at year-end.With FIFO,the client determines the cost of good sold using the latest inventory items purchased.
• C)Because the market value of inventory is the most reliable measure of the value of the inventory,the market value of inventory is always stated at year-end.
• D)The client determines the market value of inventory by estimating the amount the inventory can be sold for at the end of the year.

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Definitions:

Perfectly Inelastic

A situation in demand or supply where a change in price does not result in any change in the quantity demanded or supplied, represented by a vertical curve.

Price Setters

Firms or entities that have the ability to influence or determine the price of goods or services in the market due to lack of competition or other factors.

Lowering the Price

A strategy in which a seller reduces the cost of a product or service to attract more buyers or drive sales volume.

Monopoly Firms

Entities that are the sole providers of a product or service in a market, facing no competition.