Accounting Procedures Allow a Business to Evaluate Their Inventory at LIFO

question 20

Multiple Choice

Accounting procedures allow a business to evaluate their inventory at LIFO (Last In First Out) or FIFO (First In First Out) . A manufacturer evaluated its finished goods inventory (in $1000) for five products both ways. Based on the following results, is LIFO more effective in keeping the value of his inventory lower? What is the degree of freedom?

• A) 4
• B) 5
• C) 15
• D) 10
• E) 9

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Definitions:

Perfectly Competitive

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, homogeneous products, and no barriers to entry or exit, leading to perfect information and the inability of any single entity to influence the market price.

Market Wage Rate

The prevailing rate of pay for a specific job or occupation in a labor market, influenced by supply and demand for labor.

Diminishing Returns

A principle stating that as investment in a single area of production increases, the rate of return from that investment, after a certain point, begins to decrease.