ACCT 1A Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Write-Off, Gross Profit, Inventory Turnover

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Comparison of the inventory methods: weighted-average results in the most realistic net income figure, it is an average that combines all costs. In contrast, fifo uses old inventory costs against revenue. Fifo income is therefore less realistic than weighted-average income: fifo reports the most current inventory cost on the balance sheet. Weighted-average can value inventory at very old costs because weighted-average leaves the oldest prices in ending inventory: in a period of rising costs, fifo uses old inventory costs against revenue, resulting in higher income taxes. Weighted-average is an average that combines all costs, which leads to lower profits and lower income taxes. There are 2 characteristics of accounting that have special relevance to inventories: comparability, disclosure. A company must use the same accounting method for inventory consistently from one accounting period to another. One of the enhancing qualitative characteristics of accounting information is comparability.

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