ACCT10002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Inventory Turnover, Gross Profit, Financial Statement

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Introductory Financial Accounting
Lecture 4: Inventory
Inventory
Inventory are asset :
i. Held for sale in the ordinary course of business
ii. In the process of production for such sale; or
iii. In the form of materials or supplies to be consumed in the production process or rendering of
services.
Inventory vs. fixed assets:
Similar assets may be either Inventory or Fixed Assets depending on the nature of the entity’s business.
Inventory: for sale
Fixed assets: not for sale
Costs of inventory
Upon acquisition, inventory should be recorded at cost.
“The cost of inventories shall comprise all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs
incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition.”
Costs of purchase comprises:
- the purchase price
- import duties and other taxes, and
- transport, handling and other costs directly attributable to the acquisition of finished goods,
materials and services.
Trade discounts, rebates and other similar items are deducted in determining the cost of purchase.
Freight costs or transport costs are added to the cost of inventory when it can be directly attributable to
one or more lines of inventory. When freight costs and inventory lines cannot easily be matched,
Management may decide to record these costs as an operating expense. However management may add
the Freight-in cost to the COS account to arrive at a Gross Profit calculation.
Merchandising operations
Merchandising businesses buy and resell inventory. Revenues are referred to as sales revenue and when
inventory is sold, the cost of the inventory sold is referred to as an expense (i.e. cost of sales).
Profit measurement process for a merchandising business.
Classifying inventory
Inventory can be classified into 3 categories:
1. Raw materials: materials that will be used but have not yet been placed in the production process
2. Work in progress: manufactured inventory that has been started but not yet completed in the
production process
3. Finished goods: completed manufactured items that are ready for sale
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Periodic Inventory System (Fiscal method)
- Inventory system in which detailed records are not maintained
- Cost of Sales is determined only at end of accounting period by a physical inventory count
- Used by some small businesses - no bar code facility. E.g. cafes and convenience stores.
- Revenue from sale of inventory is recorded when the sale is made
- Cost of Sales is not recorded at date of sale
- Quantity on hand and cost of sales are determined by a physical inventory count at the end of the
period
Key difference between periodic and perpetual inventory systems is the point at which the COS is
computed.
Operating cycles
2015Cost of Sales (COS):
To determine COS (periodic system):
1. Record purchases of inventory
2. Determine cost of goods purchased
3. Determine cost of goods on hand at beginning and end of accounting period - undertake a
physical inventory count
This method assumes that what has not been counted has been sold and represents the Cost of
Sales.
Determining the costs of goods purchased:
The following are the accounts used to record Purchases and Purchase Returns and Allowances
Net purchases = Purchases – Purchase returns and allowances
Cost of sales = Beginning inventory + cost of goods purchased (cost of goods available for sale) –
Ending inventory
Perpetual System
Inventory system in which cost of inventory and cost of sales is maintained on a continual basis. Computer
records will show the inventory which should be on hand at any time of the accounting period. The use of
barcodes and optical scanners have led to wide use of this method. (e.g. supermarkets and department
stores)
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Held for sale in the ordinary course of business. In the process of production for such sale; or. In the form of materials or supplies to be consumed in the production process or rendering of services. Similar assets may be either inventory or fixed assets depending on the nature of the entity"s business. Upon acquisition, inventory should be recorded at cost. The cost of inventories shall comprise all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. Costs of purchase comprises: the purchase price import duties and other taxes, and transport, handling and other costs directly attributable to the acquisition of finished goods, materials and services. Trade discounts, rebates and other similar items are deducted in determining the cost of purchase. Freight costs or transport costs are added to the cost of inventory when it can be directly attributable to one or more lines of inventory.

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