When Purchase Costs of Inventory Regularly Decline, Which Method of Inventory

question 161

Multiple Choice

When purchase costs of inventory regularly decline, which method of inventory costing will yield the lowest cost of goods sold?

• A) FIFO.
• B) LIFO.
• C) Weighted average.
• D) Specific identification.
• E) Gross margin.

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