Inventory

Question 1

How to calculate COGS using LIFO:

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Question 2

What is the difference between the perpetual and periodic inventory systems?

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Question 3

What are the steps to apply the Lower of Cost or Market (LCM) rule under LIFO?

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Question 4

How do you calculate inventory lost in a fire using the gross profit (margin) method?

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Question 5

How do you calculate ending inventory using Dollar-Value LIFO?

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Question 6

How are FOB shipping point and FOB destination items treated in inventory calculations?

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Question 7

How are liabilities and inventory treated under FOB shipping point and FOB destination?

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Question 8

How do you calculate ending inventory using the moving average method?

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Question 9

What are the roles and characteristics of the consignor and consignee in a consignment arrangement?

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Question 10

How do you apply the Lower of Cost or Net Realizable Value (LCNRV) method?

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Question 11

Why are shipping and insurance included in COGS, while commission and advertising are not?

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Question 12

How do you calculate COGS under the perpetual inventory system using the average pricing method?

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Question 13

How do you calculate COGS under the periodic inventory system using the average pricing method?

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Question 14

How do you calculate COGS and ending inventory under the weighted average method?

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Question 15

What goes into cost of inventory

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Question 16

How is inventory carried on the balance sheet under the gross and net methods when a discount period is missed? EMPTY

Question 17

Steps to Solve Dollar-Value LIFO Problems:

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Question 18

How do you allocate shipping costs to year-end inventory?

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Question 19

During a period of inflation, how does LIFO affect ending inventory and income tax payable compared to FIFO?

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Question 20

During periods of rising prices, which inventory method results in the same ending inventory in both perpetual and periodic inventory systems?

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Question 21

What is a disadvantage of the periodic inventory system regarding inventory shortages?

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In a periodic system, you only check and update inventory at the end of the period. If anything is lost or stolen during that time, it won’t be noticed until the end, and it gets counted as if it was sold. This makes it hard to tell how much was actually sold and how much was lost.

Question 22

Dollar-Value LIFO Calculation Steps

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Question 23

If Ending inventory is Overstated what are the impacts.
If Ending inventory is Understated what are the impacts.

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Question 24

What are the differences in LIFO Inventory Calculation for the Periodic vs. Perpetual methods

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Question 25

BIG DVL NOTE

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Question 26

BI and EI Relationships with COGS

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Question 27

Markup on Cost to Cost-to-Sales Ratio

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Question 28

Whats the Moving-Average Method for Unit Cost Calculation

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Question 29

Inventoriable Costs - what is included and whats excluded?

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Question 30

Steps to Calculate Payment with Multiple Trade Discounts, Early Payment Discount, and Additional Costs

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Question 31

How is Net Method recorded for Inventory Purchases with Cash Discounts

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Question 32

FOB Shipping Point vs. FOB Destination – Inventory Cost Differences

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Question 33

What’s Conventional Retail Inventory Method

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Question 34

What’s the difference between Moving Average vs. Weighted Average Inventory Methods

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Question 35

Weighted Average Inventory Cost Method

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Question 36

Notes for calculating the initial cost of inventory

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Question 37

During periods of rising prices, which inventory cost flow method results in the same dollar amount of ending inventory in both perpetual and periodic inventory systems?

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Question 38

Another DVL note

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Question 39

How do you calculate DVL inventory?

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