between FIFO, LIFO and CWAC FIFO, which is stand for “first-in-first-out”, is an inventory costing method which assumes that the first stock bought are the first ones to be sold, and the stock bought later are sold out later. Recently-placed goods that are unsold remain in the inventory at the end of the year. With this inventory valuation approach, the company accounts for the value of inventory received first when sales are made. One of the more common reasons a company chooses FIFO is because
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from FIFO system, potential capacity and staffing problems, uneven workload among three underwriting teams, outdated SCT for computing TAT, and inaccurate computation process for TAT. In order to lower the number of late renewals and reduce turnaround time, our recommendations include, but not limited to, the following: 1) Making it mandatory for all departments to comply with the FIFO system and implementing monitoring plans for overseeing the entire underwriting process to ensure FIFO is strictly
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= 1375 units Average cost per unit = 31295/1375 = $22.76 Ending Inventory = 1375 – 1100 = 275 units FIFO Ending Inventory = (110 x 28) + (165 x 24) = 3080 + 3960 = $7040 Cost of goods sold= 31295 – 7040
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| LIFO | | FIFO | | | | | Purchases | $6 X 100 | | $6 X 100 | | $7 X 200 | | $7 X 200 | | $8 X 140 | | $8 X 140 | Cost of goods available for sale | $ 3,120 | | $ 3,120 | Less: Ending inventory | $ 1,160 | | $ 1,400 | Cost of goods sold | $ 1,960 | | $ 1,720 | Since the cost of goods sold is $240 less under FIFO that is the amount of the phantom profit. It is referred to as “phantom profit” because FIFO matches current
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CHAPTER 6 Reporting and Analyzing Inventory Study Objectives 1. Describe the steps in determining inventory quantities. 2. Explain the basis of accounting for inventories and apply the inventory cost flow methods under a periodic inventory system. 3. Explain the financial statement and tax effects of each of the inventory cost flow assumptions. 4. Explain the lower of cost or market basis of accounting for inventories. 5. Compute and interpret the inventory turnover ratio. 6. Describe the
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EXERCISE 8-5: (a) Inventory December 31, 2014 (unadjusted) $234,890 Transaction 2 13,420 Transaction 3 12,800 Transaction 4
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Courtney Intermediate Accounting 3 October 20th, 2015 FASB Comment Letter On May 13th, 2015 FASB issued Accounting Standards Update, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory. The Board came to the decision of abandoning inventory measured using the LIFO method, which is using last-in, first-out. They also decided on excluding the retail inventory methods. The Board also requires inventory to be measured at net realizable value and at the lower of cost. They believe that the result will
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Chapter 4 Exercise 4-3 a. Describe inventory cost flow assumption of (1) average cost, (2) FIFO, (3) LIF0. Average cost: units sold without regard to the order in which they are purchased and computes COGS and ending inventories as simple weighted average. FIFO: the first units purchased are the first units sold. These units are the units on hand at the beginning of the period. LIFO: the last units purchased are the first to be sold. b. Discuss management’s usual reason for using LIFO as inflationary
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ACCOUNTING FINAL EXAM PREP Assets : Manufacturing Inventory (p. 370) 1) Draw T-accounts for Raw Materials, Work in Process, Finished Goods, Cost of Goods Sold, A/P 2) Assign accounts to the questions 3) Enter beginning and ending balances on debit side: RM, WIP, F/G, and credit side: A/P 4) For COGS: use formula: Beginning Inventory + Purchases – Ending Inventories = COGS (alternatively) COGS – Beginning Inventory + Ending Inventories = Purchases
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Case 1: Merrimack Tractors and Mowers, Inc: LIFO or FIFO? 1. Study the financial information for reel mower units that James Colburn prepared for Rick Martino. (Assume that reel mower units are typical of all classes of inventory at Merrimack.) Prepare a pro-forma income statement assuming no changes in accounting policy for 2008 assuming that the company sells 10,000 units each quarter at a price of $2,000 per unit with Sales General and Administration costs the same as for 2007. The cost
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