following topics: adjusting lower cost of market inventory on valuation, capitalizing interest on building construction, recording gain or loss on asset disposal, and adjusting goodwill for impairment. The Financial Accounting Standard Boards (FASB) established the guidelines and the General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) that should be followed when preparing and evaluating any financial and accounting statements. Adjusting lower cost of market inventory on valuation There are different
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Inventory Valuation Methods and Ethical Considerations Unit 4 Assignment 3 Dany St. Laurent Capella University Introduction Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are the measurements and disclosure rules used to develop the information in financial statements (Libby, Libby, Short. pg. 16). When reporting inventory, there are generally four inventory reporting methods used; Specific identification method, first-in, first-out method (FIFO), last-in, first out method (LIFO), and average
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very important as excess material as inventory causes costs to the company and shortage of material results into stoppage of conversion process and subsequently shortage of finished goods leading to customer dissatisfaction 2. Out of 5Ms, that are inputs to a conversion process, material is substantial in terms of its contribution to product cost, and current assets. 3. 51.1% of product cost is on account of materials. Hence the largest contributor to product cost. This marks out materials function
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order visibility, and returnability, coupled with cost factors that include inventory, transportation, information, and facilities. 1. What are some key success factors in diamond retailing? How do Blue Nile, Zales, and Tiffany compare on those dimensions? As with most retailing, the key success factors in diamond retailing can be measured by customer service factors and cost factors. Given the varied supply chain components and supply chain costs. Blue Nile has a distinct advantage in product
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selling of athletic footwear. At the moment, Nikes bases its factory at three Asian countries: Vietnam, India and China. Because the distance from factories to distribution channels and warehouses is far, this makes distribution, transportation and inventory management three most important supply chain functions to Nike. A good execution of these tasks will help Nikes in reducing waste, improve supply chain communications and increase customer services. The first function which is distribution management
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operation and merchandise inventory Businesses Inventory that sell a product to customers Merchandise held for sale Asset account 3 Describe and illustrate merchandising operations and the two types of inventory systems 4 Balance Sheet Income Statement Sales Inventory Asset revenue Cost of goods sold Expense 5 Cash Purchase inventory Collect cash from customers Accounts receivable Sell inventory Inventory 6 PERIODIC Goods
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In cost accounting material is defined as the part of inventory. Basically, material and raw material are used for same purpose. This is main part of total cost of production. It can reduce or increase according to the fluctuation in production. So, this is very flexible and controllable source of production. For making furniture, wood is the material. 60% to 70% proportion in the total cost of production will be material cost. So, it is very necessary for producing any new product. Its cost will
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Student Name: | Topic Reflected on: Inventory | | Date: 3/22/2015 | | Discuss important issues an accountant must consider when accounting for inventory. Make sure you explain why it is an issue.An issue an accountant must consider is whether the goods that are in transit belong to the company in inventory or the customer. This issue is related to ownership of the goods to decide whether a sale has occurred or if it remains in inventory at the end of the period. Accountants must also
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the best way to undertake this order while meeting the production needs of orders already in the pipeline as their current capacity is insufficient to meet the additional demands. To further complicate the situation, Kuiper's production planning, inventory tracking, and supply chain management systems are inadequate to meet the demands of increased production. Benchmarking strategies are excellent resources to appraise the decision that Kuiper Leda can make when having alternative solutions based
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ROP system and the system used at Blanchard? Which system do you prefer? EOQ/ ROP system: Advantage- 1) The system achieves the balance between two costs ordering cost and the carrying cost. 2) The system keeps track of removals from inventory on a continuous basis, so the system can provide information on the current level of inventory for each item 3) The system helps meet the anticipated customer demand. 4) The system keeps buffers between successive operations to maintain continuity
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