jasper owns a small retail store as a sole proprietor. the business records show that the cost of the stores inventory items has been steadily increasing. the cost of the end of the year inventory is 200,000 and the cost of the beginning of the year inventory was 250,000. jasper uses the fifo method of inventory valuation. Which of the following statements are true?
a. jasper purchases more inventory during the year than sold during the same one year period.
b. jasper would have a higher net income
if he used the lifo method of inventory valuation instead of the fifo method
c. jasper has apparently decreased the volume of items in his ending inventory as compared to the number of items in his beginning inventory
d. since the cost of the stores inventory items is increasing, jasper will have a greater cost of goods sold figure under the fifo than the lifo.
e. none of the above
c.
Janise is a sole proprietor owning a small specialty store. the business records show that the cost of the stores individual inventory items have been steadily increasing. the cost of the end of the year inventory is 125,000 and the cost of the beginning of the year inventory was 150,000. Janis uses the lifo method of inventory valuation. which of the following statements are true?
a. Janine purchased more inventory during the year than sold during the same one year period
b. Janise would have a higher net income if she used the fifo method of inventory valuation instead of the lifo method
c Janise has apparently increased the volume of the items in her ending inventory as compared to the number of items in her beginning inventory
d. since the cost of the store inventory items is increasing Janine will have a smaller cost of goods sold amount on a lifo basis than on a fifo basis
e. none of the above
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