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Chapter 5 Key Terms Quiz 2
Inventory Valuation
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Accounting
Undergraduate 3
09/01/2014

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Specific identification method
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An inventory costing method that relies on matching unit costs with the actual units sold.
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Weighted average cost method
Definition
An inventory costing method that assigns the same unit cost to all units available for sale during the period.
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FIFO method
Definition
An inventory costing method that assigns the most recent costs to ending inventory.
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LIFO method
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An inventory costing method that assigns the most recent costs to costs of goods sold.
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LIFO liquidation
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The result of selling more units than are purchased during the period, which can have negative tax consequences if a company is using LIFO.
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LIFO conformity rule
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The IRS requirement that when LIFO is used on a tax reurn, it must also be sued in reporting income to stockholders.
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LIFO reserve
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The excess of value of a company's inventory stated at FIFO over the value stated at LIFO.
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Replacement cost
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The current cost of a unit of inventory.
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Inventory profit
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The portion of the gross profit that results from holding inventory during a period of rising prices.
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Lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) rule
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A conservative inventory valuation approach that is an attempt to anticipate declines in the value of inventory before its actual sale.
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Inventory turnover ratio
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A measure of the number of times inventory is sold during a period.
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Number of days's sales in inventory
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A measure of how long it takes to sell inventory.
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Moving average (Appendix)
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The name given to an average cost method when a weighted average cost assumption is used with a perpetual inventory system.
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