Fix-It Hardware began the month of November with 150 large brass switchplates on hand at a cost of $4.00 each.These switchplates sell for $7.00 each.The following schedule presents the sales and purchases of this item during the month of November.

\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|}\hline&\text { Purchases }\\\hline \text { Date of Transaction } & \text { Quantity Received } & \text { Unit Cost } & \text { Units Sold } \\\hline \text { November 5 } & & & 100 \\\hline \text { November 7 } & 200 & \$ 4.20 & \\\hline \text { November } 9 & & & 150 \\\hline \text { November } 11 & 200 & 4.40 & \\\hline \text { November } 17 & & & 220 \\\hline \text { November } 22 & 250 & 4.80 & \\\hline \text { November } 29 & & & 100 \\\hline\end{array}

Refer to the Fix-It Hardware example.A growing firm is contemplating switching from a FIFO to a LIFO cost flow assumption for inventories and cost of goods sold because it has recently experienced increasing manufacturing costs for its products and anticipates a prolonged period of increasing quantities and manufacturing costs in the future.The firm wishes to know which of the following statements about the effect of the switch to LIFO is/are correct, relative to remaining on FIFO (ignore income tax effects):
A)the current ratio will be higher.
B)the inventory turnover will be lower.
C)the cost of goods sold to sales percentage will be lower.
D)all of the above.
E)none of the above.

Cox Merchandising Company Began the Year with Merchandise Inventory of $60,000

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