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Dixie Company uses the periodic inventory system. Below is the inventory information for the month of March for one of its most popular items:

Units Unit Cost

3/1 Beginning Inventory 100 $40

3/3 Purchase 60 $50

3/10 Purchase 200 $55

3/22 Purchase 40 $60

 

A physical count of inventory on March 31 revealed that there were 150 units on hand.

Compute 1) the value of the ending inventory and 2) the cost of goods sold under the FIFO method:

 

Compute 1) the value of the ending inventory and 2) the cost of goods sold under the LIFO method:

 

Compute 1) 1) the value of the ending inventory and 2) the cost of goods sold under the average cost method:

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Alpha Company uses the periodic inventory system and had the following inventory & sales activity for 2016:

Date

Activity

Quantity

Unit Price

5/1

Beginning Inventory

175

$10

5/5

Purchase

200

$12

5/15

Purchase

300

$15

5/25

Purchase

150

$16

Sales were 545 units at $25. Using the LIFO method, determine the dollar values following for them

1. Ending Inventory

2. Cost of Goods Available for Sale

3. Cost of Goods Sold

 
 
 
1.
A channel of distribution:
A) is any series of firms or individuals who participate in the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer or final user.
B) is only needed when products must be stored.
C) must include one or more intermediaries.
D) is only needed when products are sold indirectly.
2.
Which of the following statements about Place decisions is True?
A) Product classes are not related to Place objectives.
B) The product life cycle is not related to Place objectives.
C) Place decisions are short-term decisions that are easy to change.
D) Different market segments may require separate Place arrangements.
3.
Direct _____ involves personal sales contact between a representative of the company and an individual consumer.
A) marketing
B) selling
C) distribution
D) servicing
4.
A manufacturer prefers to produce and ship in large quantities to take advantage of economies of scale. Final consumers often want to purchase in small quantities. This difference between the producer and consumer is a:
A) Discrepancy of assortment.
B) Discrepancy of quantity.
C) Regrouping activity.
D) Discrepancy adjustment
5.
Which of the following best illustrates adjusting "discrepancies of assortment?"
A) General Motors makes Hummer for one product-market and Chevrolet for another product-market.
B) A hardware store sells all the hardware items wanted by most people.
C) Over 310 million U.S. consumers are served by around 330,000 manufacturers.
D) RCA sold more than 2,000,000 TVs last year
6.
Small farmers in the mountains of Peru pick coffee beans by hand, obtaining only a bucket a day. Then they sell them to buyers who put the beans in large bags to be shipped to processors. This regrouping activity is called:
A) Assorting
B) Wholesaling
C) Bulk-breaking
D) Accumulating
7.
Costco is a warehouse store that sells groceries, household items, and business products. Purchase quantities tend to be larger than in traditional stores that serve final consumers. For example, soft drinks are only sold in 24-can cases, not in 6-packs. Coffee is sold in 3-pound cans instead of one-pound foil packs. Which regrouping activity is Costco shifting to the consumer?
A) Accumulating.
B) Adjusting discrepancies.
C) Assorting.
D) Bulk-breaking.
8.
_____ means separating products into grades and qualities desired by different target markets.A) B) C) D)
A) Bulk-breaking
B) Sorting
C) Accumulating
D) Assorting
9.
A wine producer wants a supermarket manager to display its wines in a desirable end-of-aisle location, but the supermarket manager refuses to give that valuable real estate to this producer. This is an example of __________ conflict.
A) contractual
B) vertical
C) corporate
D) horizontal
10.
A local TV retailer hires knowledgeable salespeople to explain the differences among its models to customers, but a nearby discount store with very few sales staff sells the same TVs at a lower price. This is an example of __________ conflict.
A) horizontal
B) traditional
C) vertical
D) contractual
11.
Yukon Sportswear, a manufacturer of textile products, bought out the wholesaler that had been handling its distribution in Canada. This is an example of:
A) dual distribution.
B) reverse distribution.
C) a contractual channel system.
D) vertical integration.
12.
______________ means selling a product through only one wholesaler or retailer in a particular geographic area.
A) Exclusive distribution
B) Direct distribution
C) Intensive distribution
D) Multichannel distribution
13.
_____ means selling the right to use some process, trademark, patent, or other right for a fee or royalty.
A) Licensing
B) Management contracting
C) Joint venturing
D) Exporting
14.
Logistics, or physical distribution, is the ________________ part of the marketing mix.
A) Place
B) Production
C) Promotion
D) Product
15.
Physical distribution customer service level means all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Honda wants enough bumpers to build cars that day.
B) A vacationer wants Avis to have his rental car clean and ready when he arrives at the rental car counter.
C) Sears' shirts are priced at a fair value.
D) McDonald's has enough large cups so that customers can buy the larger size drinks which are on sale.
16.
The right physical distribution system should be based primarily on
A) the desired customer service level.
B) how customers store the product.
C) the physical characteristics of the product.
D) what is the lowest cost method of transportation for the product.
17.
The "total cost approach" to physical distribution management:
A) seeks to eliminate the storing function.
B) seeks to minimize the cost of transportation.
C) might suggest a high-cost transporting mode if storing costs could be reduced enough to lower total distribution costs.
D) ignores inventory carrying costs.
18.
Just-in-time (JIT) delivery:
A) Increases physical distribution costs for business customers.
B) Requires that a supplier be able to respond to the customer's production schedule.
C) Usually does not require e-commerce order systems and computer networks.
D) Means that deliveries are larger and less frequent.
19.
A _____ is the complete set of firms, facilities, and logistics activities that are involved in procuring materials, transforming them into intermediate or finished products, and distributing them to customers.
A) supply chain
B) physical distribution group
C) logistics partnership
D) just-in time group
20.
Which of the following products would have the lowest transporting costs as a percentage of the selling price?
A) Electronic equipment.
B) Chemicals and plastics.
C) Pharmaceuticals.
D) Sand and gravel.
21.
Which of the following statements about transporting by rail is True?
A) Rail transportation is the slowest mode of transportation.
B) Rail transportation is the least expensive mode of transportation.
C) Rail transportation is good for long-distance transportation of heavy, bulky items.
D) Railroads are most efficient at handling less-than-carload (LCL) shipments
22.
Regarding transporting by truck:
A) Trucks are best for moving large quantities of goods long distances.
B) Trucks are a very low cost mode of transportation.
C) Trucks are not reliable in meeting delivery schedules.
D) Trucks tend to provide fast delivery.
23.
Products that require a high frequency of scheduled shipments would be least suited to travel by
A) truck.
B) rail.
C) air.
D) water.
24.
In spite of high cost, high value, low-weight goods like high-fashion clothing and parts for the electronic industry are often shipped long distances by ____
A) rail.
B) water.
C) air.
D) pipeline.
25.
Air express companies place many small packages into specially designed cylinders that conform to the interior dimensions of a cargo airplane. This practice protects the smaller packages and helps to reduce distribution costs. The air express companies are practicing:
A) Containerization.
B) Piggybacking.
C) Freight forwarding.
D) Cylinderization.
26.
The railroad service which picks up truck trailers at a producer's location, loads them onto rail flatcars, hauls them close to the customer, and then delivers them to the buyer's door is:
A) truck service.
B) fast freight.
C) trailer service.
D) piggyback service.
27.
Inventory refers to
A) the amount of goods being stored.
B) minimizing storage costs.
C) the amount of goods being sold.
D) the marketing function of holding goods.
28.
When the manager of a local electronics store decides to offer its customers a gift-wrapping service for the holidays, this is a decision about:
A) Product
B) Place
C) Promotion
D) Price
29.
When the manager of a RadioShack electronics store decides to accept American Express credit cards from its customers, this is a decision about:
A) Product
B) Place
C) Promotion
D) Price
30.
Limited-line storesA) B) C) D)
A) specialize in certain lines of related products rather than a wide assortment.
B) carry anything they can sell in reasonable volume.
C) are a type of unconventional general store.
D) are larger stores that are organized into many separate departments and offer many product lines.
31.
Specialty shops generally:
A) want to be known for the distinctiveness of their product assortment and the special services they offer.
B) sell homogeneous shopping products.
C) are very good at speeding turnover.
D) carry complete lines--like department stores.
32.
The ____________ says that retailers should offer low prices to get faster turnover and greater sales volumes by appealing to larger markets.
A) Wheel of retailing theory
B) Production concept
C) Mass-merchandising concept
D) Sales concept
33.
A retail store that averages about $17 million in sales annually and specializes in groceries--with self-service and large assortments is a:
A) mass-merchandiser.
B) specialty shop.
C) convenience food store.
D) supermarket.
34.
________ offer

1. Which of the following transactions would add to the value of the U.S. GDP?

A. A college student buys a used car.
B. A college student sells her used textbooks back to the bookstore.
C. A grocery store purchases new freezers made in the United States.

D. U.S. citizen buys a new television manufactured in Asia.

2. The growth rate of real GDP:
A. depends on which year is used as the base year.
B. depends on how quickly prices are rising.
C. is always equal to the rate of growth of nominal GDP. D. is always more than the rate of growth of nominal GDP.

3. Which statement is true about GDP?
A. GDP includes the values of all final and intermediate goods and services.
B. Only the products made by American workers are included in the calculation of the US GDP.

C. Sales of old houses and used cars are included in the calculation of GDP for the current year.

D. In the US, GDP is calculated both annually and quarterly.

4. Which statement is true about GDP growth?
A. The GDP deflator is a measure of economic growth.
B. If we want to compare GDP over time, we should always compare real GDP.
C. Most economists choose nominal GDP growth as a single indicator of economic performance.

D. The GDP deflator tells the quantity change of production.

5. Which of the following is a way to compute GDP?

A. add up the wages paid to all workers

B. add up the quantities of all final goods and services
C. add up the market value of all final goods and services

D. add up the rents paid by all tenants

6. A farmer produces oranges and sells them to Fresh Juice, which makes orange juice. The oranges produced by the farmer are called:
A. inventory goods
B. transitory goods

C. final goods
D. intermediate goods

7. Martin, a US citizen, travels to Mexico and buys a newly manufactured motorcycle there. His purchase is included in:

A. both Mexican GDP and US GDP.

B. Mexican GDP, but not in US GDP.

C. US GDP, but not in Mexican GDP.

D. neither Mexican GDP nor US GDP.

8. Which of the following is included in Singapore GDP?

A. The value of production by a Singaporean working in the US.
B. The value of production by an American working in Singapore.
C. The value of production by a Singaporean that crosses the order to work in Malaysia.

D. All of the above are correct.

9. In the equation Y = C + I + G + NX,
A. Y represents the economy's total expenditure.

B. C represents household on durable goods.
C. all of the variables are always positive numbers.

D. All of the above are correct.

10. Consumption consists of spending by households on goods and services, except

purchases of intangible services.

purchases of durable goods.

purchases of new houses.

spending on education.

11. Which of the following is included in government purchase?

A. unemployment benefits a state government pays

B. social security payments the US government makes
C. the services of a US government attorney valued at the cost of her salary

D. All of the above are correct.

12. Transfer payments are:

A. included in GDP because they represent income to individuals.
B. included in GDP because they eventually will be spent on consumption.
C. not included in GDP because they are not payments for currently produced goods or services.

D. not included in GDP because taxes will have to be raised to pay for them.

13. Net exports equal
A. exports plus imports

B. exports minus imports

C. imports minus exports

D.GDP minus imports

14. In the economy of TAMIU in 2015, exports were $200, GDP was $2000, government purchases were $200, imports were $270, and investment was $500. What was TAMIU's consumption in 2015?

A. $830

B. $1230

C. $1370

D. $1770

15. Nominal GDP will increase when

A. prices increase and output increases.
B. prices increase and output decreases.
C. prices decrease and output increases.

D. All of the above are correct.

16. Changes in real GDP reflect:

A. only changes in prices.

B. only changes in the amounts being produced.
C. both changes in prices and changes in the amounts being produced.

D. neither changes in prices nor changes in the amounts being produced.

17. Which of the following is correct?
A. Nominal GDP is always less than real GDP.

B. Nominal GDP is always greater than real GDP.
C. Nominal GDP equals real GDP in the base year.
D. Nominal GDP equals real GDP in all years but the base year.

18. The GDP deflator is the ratio of:

A. real GDP to nominal GDP.

B. real GDP to the inflation rate.
C. real GDP to nominal GDP.
D. nominal GDP to the inflation rate.

19. In 2012 the nominal GDP was $18 billion and the GDP deflator was 120, what was real GDP?
A. $6.7 billion
B. $10 billion

C. $40 billion D. $100 billion

20. In the base year, the GDP deflator is always equal to A. -1
B. 0
C. 2

D. 1

21. GDP does not reflect:

A. the value of leisure.

B. the value of goods and services produced at home.

C. the quality of the environment.
D. All of the above are correct.

22. When economists talk about growth in the economy, they measure that growth as the:

A. absolute change in nominal GDP from one period to another.

B. percentage change in nominal GDP from one period to another.

C. absolute change in real GDP from one period to another.
D. percentage change in real GDP from one period to another.

23. The term economists use to describe a situation in which the economy’s overall price level is rising is:

A. economic growth

B. inflation
C. recession
D. business cycles

Use information from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) website, http://www.bea.gov/, answer question 24 and 25.

24. What is the real GDP growth rate in the 4th quarter of 2015 for the United States?

A. 1%
B. 2%
C. 3%

D. 4%

25. What is the value of real GDP in 1998 for the United States?

A. $11525.9 billion

B. $9089.2 billion

C. $11321.2 billion

D. $8889.7 billion

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