Why are inventories stated at lower-of-cost-or-market?a. To report a loss when there is a decrease in the future utility.b. To k
eep track of the market value of the inventory.c. To report a loss when there is a decrease in the future utility below the original cost.d. To permit future profits to be recognized.
Answer: The correct answer is "c. To report a loss when there is a decrease in the future utility below the original cost."
Explanation: When talking about current assets, or more precisely, Merchandise inventory, it is common that sometimes the sale value is less than the original cost of the assets, therefore a negative holding result is produced, that is, a loss.
A. It is used to avoid the time and cost of writing checks for small amounts.
C. It is established to pay for small payments like postage, shipping fees, etc.
E. It is an asset reported on the balance sheet.
Explanation:
A Petty Cash Fund is a small amount of money that is kept on hand to be used in covering for the making of purchases that are too small to bother to write a check. Money from the petty cash fund can be used to pay for minor expenses such as postage, cab fares, shipping fees or office supplies.
Petty cash fund appears in the balance sheet on the current assets section. This is because line items in the balance sheet are sorted according to their order of liquidity. Since petty cash is highly liquid, it always appears near the top of the balance sheet.
The levered firm is that firm in which debt is involved whereas unlevered firm is that firm in which there is no debt involved.
As if the EBIT drops, the return on equity drop is relatively more than the ROE of unlevered firms due to involvement and not involvement of debt. As it generated high risk and return which is gradual increases during a given period of time
