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XDR corp is expecting a 10% increase in sales next year. XDR has an inventory ba

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Question

XDR corp is expecting a 10% increase in sales next year. XDR has an inventory balance of 1 million and uses the percent of sales forecasting method. Which of the following could explain why the inventory forecast of 1.1 million may be too high?

A)the company is going to change its depreciation method in the coming year
B)the current inventory balance of 1 million is lower than usual due to a one time end of year fire sale
C) The growth in sales could be as high as 15%
D)A fixed amount of inventory is required to do business, so inventory doesn't increase proportionately with sales.

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Explanation / Answer

B)the current inventory balance of 1 million is lower than usual due to a one time end of year fire sale