Question

Barker Company paid cash to purchase two identical inventory items. The first purchase cost $18.00 cash and the second cost $20.00 cash. Barker sold one inventory item for $30.00 cash. Based on this information alone, without considering the effect of income tax,:_________

A. cash flow from operating activities is $11.00 assuming a weighted average cost flow.
B. cash flow from operating activities is $12.00 assuming a FIFO cost flow.
C. cash flow from operating activities is $10.00 assuming a LIFO cost flow.
D. the amount of cash flow from operating activities is not affected by the cost flow method.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D

Step-by-step explanation:

Cash flow method is the method where the costs or the expenses are moved or shifted from the starting to the end of the firm. The flow of expenses does not apply to the inventory but also involve the other factors in the extra processes to which the cost is attached.

So, the baker purchased the inventory items at different prices and then the sold the one inventory item at profit, so the amount of the cash flow from the operating activities will not affected through the method of cash flow.