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If a company has no beginning inventory and the unit cost of inventory items does not change during the year, the value assigned to the ending inventory will be the same under LIFO and average cost flow assumptions Question 4 The LIFO method is rarely used because most companies do not sell the last goods they purchase first. Question 5 The FIFO reserve is a required disclosure for companies that use FIFO. Question 6 Manufactured inventory that has begun the production process but is not yet completed is Question 7 Which of the following should not be included in the physical inventory of a company? Question 8 At December 31, 2014 Howell Company‘s inventory records indicated a balance of $858,000. Upon further investigation it was determined that this amount included the following: $168,000 in inventory purchases made by Howell shipped from the seller 12/27/14 terms FOB destination, but not due to be received until January 2nd $111,000 in goods sold by Howell with terms FOB destination on December 27th. The goods are not expected to reach their destination until January 6th. $9,000 of goods received on consignment from Westwood Company