Acct 1201 Final Review
Acct 1201 Final Review
Acct 1201 Final Review
Chapter 7 Questions
1. Why is inventory an important item to both internal (management) and external users of
financial statements?
a. Inventory can be used
2. What are the general guidelines for deciding which items should be included in inventory?
3. Explain the application of the cost principle to an item in the ending inventory.
4. Define goods available for sale. How does it differ from cost of goods sold?
5. Define beginning inventory and ending inventory.
6. The chapter discussed four inventory costing methods. List the four methods and briefly explain
each
7. Explain how income can be manipulated when the specific identification inventory costing
method is used.
8. Contrast the effects of LIFO versus FIFO on reported assets when prices are rising and prices are
falling
9. Contrast the effects of LIFO versus FIFO on cash outflow and inflow.
10. Explain briefly the application of the lower of cost or net realizable value concept to ending
inventory and its effect on the income statement and balance sheet when net realizable value is
lower than cost.
11. When a perpetual inventory system is used, unit costs of the items sold are known at the date of
each sale. In contrast, when a periodic inventory system is used, unit costs are known only at
the end of the accounting period. Why are these statements correct?