Merchandise Inventory Methods

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapters 5 and 6 in the textbook. In addition, the MyLab materials listed in the Recommended Resources section this week may provide more in-depth information for this discussion (optional).

Write: Make sure your response addressing the following questions is more than 200 words and that you include an in-text citation or a brief quote from the reading material where appropriate.

  • Explain the four merchandise inventory methods and provide an example for each.
  • How are financial statements affected by using the four different methods?