Accounting Principles - Standalone book
Accounting Principles - Standalone book
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ISBN: 9781118875056
Author: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso
Publisher: WILEY
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Perpetual Inventory System: Perpetual Inventory System refers to the inventory system that maintains the detailed records of every inventory transactions related to purchases and sales on a continuous basis. It shows the exact on-hand-inventory at any point of time.

Periodic Inventory System: It is a system in which the inventory is updated in the accounting records on a periodic basis such as at the end of each month, quarter or year. In other words, it is an accounting method which is used to determine the amount of inventory at the end of each accounting period.

Inventory cost flow: It refers to the flow (movement) of inventory when it is purchased or sell by the business organization.

The various inventory cost flow methods are:

  • First-in, first-out (FIFO)
  • Last in, first-out (LIFO)
  • Average-cost

To explain: The given statement is true or not.

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