Under the periodic inventory system:

a. inventory records are updated immediately after each purchase.
b. inventory must be counted at the end of each accounting period.
c. inventory does not have to be counted. (It can be taken from the accounting records.)
d. inventory levels must be counted every day.

Price and efficiency variances, journal entries. the schuyler corporation manufactures lamps. it has set up the following standards per finished unit for direct materials and direct manufacturing labor: direct materials: 10 lb. at $4.50 per lb. $45.00 direct manufacturing labor: 0.5 hour at $30 per hour 15.00 the number of finished units budgeted for january 2017 was 10,000; 9,850 units were actually produced. actual results in january 2017 were as follows: direct materials: 98,055 lb. used direct manufacturing labor: 4,900 hours $154,350 assume that there was no beginning inventory of either direct materials or finished units. during the month, materials purchased amounted to 100,000 lb., at a total cost of $465,000. input price variances are isolated upon purchase. input-efficiency variances are isolated at the time of usage. 1. compute the january 2017 price and efficiency variances of direct materials and direct manufacturing labor. 2. prepare journal entries to record the variances in requirement 1. 3. comment on the january 2017 price and efficiency variances of schuyler corporation. 4. why might schuyler calculate direct materials price variances and direct materials efficiency variances with reference to different points in time

The uno company was formed on january 2, year 1, to sell a single product. over a 2-year period, uno’s acquisition costs have increased steadily. physical quantities held in inventory were equal to 3 months’ sales at december 31, year 1, and zero at december 31, year 2. assuming the periodic inventory system, the inventory cost method which reports the highest amount for each of the following is inventory december 31, year 1/ cost of sales year 2 a: lifo fifo b: lifo lifo c: fifo fifo d: fifo lifo

Which of the following is a characteristic that can be used to guide the design of service systems? a. services cannot be inventoried. b. services are all similar. c. quality work means quality service. d. services businesses are inherently entrepreneurial. e. even service businesses have internal services.