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1
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Three categories of inventory

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Finished goods inventory

Work in process

Raw materials

2
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Finished goods inventory

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Manufactured items that are completed and ready for sale

3
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Work in process

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The portion of manufactured inventory that has begun the production process but is not yet complete

4
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Raw materials

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The baic goods that will be used in production but have not yet been placed into production

5
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Hepful hint: inventory classification

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Regardless of the classification, companies report all inventories under Current Assets on the balance sheet

6
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Just-in-time (JIT) inventory

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Companies manufacture or purchase goods just in time for use

ex. Dell

7
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Ethics note: salad oil company

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Filled storage tanks with water so auditors thought they were full of oil

repainted numbers too

8
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Ownership during FOB shipping point

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ownership passes to the buyer when the public carrier accepts the goods from the seller

  • buyer pays freight costs
9
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Ownership during FOB destination

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Ownership remains with the seller until thegoods reach the buyer

seller pays freight costs

10
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Consigned goods

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Goods held for sale by one party although ownership of the goods is retained by another party

ex. a company is selling my car for a fee

11
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Ethic Note: disadvantage of specific identification

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Management can manipulate net income

Boost net income by selling units bought at low cost

or reduce by selling units bought at high cost

12
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Specific identification

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An actual physical flow costing method in which items sold and items still in inventory are specifically costed to arrive at cost of goods sold and ending inventory

13
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First in, First out (FIFO) method

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An inventory costing method that assumes that the earliest goods purchased are the first to be sold

14
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Helpful hint: FIFO

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Another way of thinking about FIFO ending inventory is the LISH assumption

“Last is still here”

15
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LIFO

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An inventory costin gmethod that assumes the latest units purchased are the first to be sold

alternative: FISH “First is still here”

16
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Average-cost method

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An inventory costing method that uses weighted-average unit cost to allocate the cost of goods available for sale to ending inventory and cost of goods sold

COGS/Total Units Avilable for Sale = Weight Average Unit Cost

17
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Companies can use _________________ under GAAP

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all three assumed cost flow methods

18
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REasons for different inventory cost flow methods

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  1. Income statement effects
  2. Balance sheet effects
  3. Tax effects
19
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When prices are rising, companies prefer ______________

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FIFO because it results in higher net income

20
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Helpful hint: LIFO and taxes

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LIFO conformity

If companies use LIFO for taxe purposesm they must also use it for financial purposes

21
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LIFO _____________ the quality of earnings ratio

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increases

higher net cash from operating activities

lower net income

22
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Lower-of-cost-or-market

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A basis whereby inventory is stated at the lower of either its cost or its market value as determined by current replacement cost

23
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Current replacement cost

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The cost of purchasing the same goods at the present time form the usual suppliers in the usual quantities

24
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Concept of conservitism

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The best choice among accounting alternatives is the method that is least likely to overstate assets and net income

25
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International Note: write-downs

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Under GAAP - companies cannot reverse inventory write-downs if inventory increases in value in subsequent periods

IFRS - permits companies to reverse write-downs in some circumstances

26
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Inventory turnover ratio

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Cost of Goods Sold

Average Inventory

*Indicates how quickly a company sells its goods

27
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Days in inventory

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365

Inventory Turnover Ratio

*indicates the average number of days inventory is held

28
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LIFO reserve

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For a company using LIFO, the difference between inventory reported using LIFO and inventory using FIFO

29
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Moving average method

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Company computes a new average after each purchase for unit costs

30
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Beginning inventory understated

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Cost of goods sold: understated

Net income: overstated

31
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Beginning inventory overstated

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Cost of Goods Sold: Overstated

Net income: Understated

32
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Ending inventory understated

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Cost of Goods Sold: Overstated

Net income: Understated

33
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Ending inventory overstated

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Cost of Goods Sold: Understated

Net income: Overstated

34
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Ending inventory error: Overstated

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Assets: Overstated

Liabilities: No effect

Stockholder’s equity: overstated

35
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Ending inventory error: Understated

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Assets: Understated

Liabilities: No effect

Stockholders’ Equity: Understated

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