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A-LevelAccountingInventory ValuationMay/June 2022Paper 1 Q221 Mark

The cost of direct materials is increasing. What is the effect if a business uses first-in-first-out (FIFO) instead of average cost (AVCO) for inventory valuation in this situation?

Acost of sales: increases, profit for the year: decreases, closing inventory value: increases
Bcost of sales: increases, profit for the year: decreases, closing inventory value: decreases
Ccost of sales: decreases, profit for the year: increases, closing inventory value: decreases
Dcost of sales: decreases, profit for the year: increases, closing inventory value: increases

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2022 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Inventory Valuation and is worth 1 mark.

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