Inventory is the stock of unsold goods held by a business. These goods have a sale value and are therefore an asset to the business. At the end of each financial year businesses must account for all their assets (buildings, machinery, money owing, stock etc.) and liabilities (outstanding debts etc.) to calculate their profit or loss.
Revenue-Cost of Goods Sold(CGS)=Gross Margin. The valuation of inventory drives the cost of goods sold (CGS). The higher the value of your inventory, the higher your CGS, thus lower gross margin. The lower the valuation of your inventory, the lower your CGS, thus higher gross margins.
LIFO method
lifo
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LIFO inventory valuation assumes the latest purchased inventory becomes part of the cost of goods sold, while the FIFO method assigns inventory items that were purchased first to the cost of goods sold. In an inflationary environment, the LIFO method will result in a higher cost of goods sold figure and one that more accurately matches the sales dollars recorded at current dollars.
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Following are inventory valuation methods: 1 - Lifo (Last in first out) 2 - Fifo (First in first out) 3 - Average method.
Weighted average inventory valuation method is method in which inventory purchased at any price is put together to calculate one price for allocation in contrast to FIFO or LIFO.
lifo
Revenue-Cost of Goods Sold(CGS)=Gross Margin. The valuation of inventory drives the cost of goods sold (CGS). The higher the value of your inventory, the higher your CGS, thus lower gross margin. The lower the valuation of your inventory, the lower your CGS, thus higher gross margins.
FIFO
Perpetual system Perpetual system
lifo
Perpetual system
The assertion being tested when auditors walk through the warehouse looking for obsolete inventory is the existence assertion. This is to verify that the inventory physically exists and is recorded in the company's inventory records. Additionally, auditors may also be testing the valuation assertion to ensure that the inventory is appropriately valued on the financial statements.
To keep everything in line and organized