Inventory
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· from QuickBooks Online Step-by-Step
In this chapter
- Do You REALLY Need to Track Inventory?
- Managing Inventory
- Setting up Inventory Products
- Calculating FIFO Inventory
- Buying and Selling Inventory Products
- Using Purchase Orders
- Updating Inventory Calculations
- Adjusting Inventory
- Inventory Reports
- Do It Yourself: Inventory
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Chapter review: Inventory tracking, FIFO costing, purchase orders, and quantity adjustments
13 practice questions. The answers are in the book.
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Which Product or Service type should be selected when adding a new item that you buy and/or sell but don’t keep track of in inventory?
- Service.
- Inventory.
- Non-inventory.
- Bundle.
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QuickBooks Online tracks inventory using which of these methods by default?
- First In, First Out.
- Last In, First Out.
- Average Cost.
- All of the above.
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When you sell a product, how does QBO calculate the cost to move from Inventory Asset to Cost of Goods?
- It averages the prices you paid for all your stock.
- It uses the price you paid for the newest items in stock.
- It uses the price you paid for the oldest items in stock.
- It uses the price the customer is paying.
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To activate QuickBooks Online’s Inventory:
- Turn it on in the Home screen.
- Turn it on in Account and Settings > Advanced.
- Turn it on in the Products and Services list.
- Turn it on in Account and Settings > Sales.
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The Inventory Asset account:
- Tracks open purchase orders of inventory items.
- Decreases when inventory is purchased.
- Increases when inventory is sold.
- Increases when inventory is purchased.
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In QuickBooks Online, Inventory can do all of the following EXCEPT:
- Provide reports on the status of each item in inventory including how many are on hand and how many are on order.
- Tell you the location of the products in your warehouse.
- Calculate gross profit on inventory sold.
- Track the open purchase orders for every inventory item.
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Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding Purchase Orders (POs)?
- POs are held as non-posting account until you receive the product(s) ordered by creating a bill.
- POs that include inventory items are posted to the inventory account at the end of each month.
- You can list your open purchase orders at any time.
- You may close a purchase order in part or in full at any time.
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To display the window used to record inventory adjustments in QuickBooks Online:
- Select the Settings gear and then choose Inventory Adjustment.
- No adjustments should ever be made. QuickBooks Online automatically adjusts inventory each time you purchase or sell inventory items.
- Select the Create button and then choose Inventory Adjustment.
- Go to Account and Settings>Sales and then choose Inventory Adjustment.
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Which of the following is NOT a report available through QuickBooks Online?
- Goods-In-Process Inventory by Item.
- Physical Inventory Worksheet.
- Inventory Valuation Summary.
- Product QuickReport.
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Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the recording of receipts of inventory items?
- How you record inventory received depends on how you pay for the items.
- You can record a bill from a purchase order even before you receive all the items ordered.
- You can purchase components and assemble them into a new product.
- You cannot enter the receipt of inventory items before entering the bill from the vendor.
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When entering a bill for the purchase of inventory products, which grid of the Bills window should you use?
- Item Details.
- Category Details.
- Either of the above.
- None of the above.
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Before setting up your inventory, it is a good idea to think about what products you will track as Inventory because:
- It is necessary to separately track every product you sell as an Inventory Product.
- You could use Non-inventory Products if you do not need detailed reports and inventory status information about certain products you sell.
- It is better to use Inventory Products rather than Non-inventory Products when you sell custom items.
- Your accountant needs the detail information on Inventory Products to be able to close your books for the year.
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QuickBooks Online’s Inventory tools are found in this subscription level:
- Essentials
- Plus
- Advanced.
- Both b and c.