ACC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fifo (Computing And Electronics), Cashiering, Weighted Arithmetic Mean

134 views2 pages
30 Apr 2015
Department
Course
Professor

Document Summary

Chapter 6 inventories and cost of goods sold. Perpetual: detailed records of the cost of each inventory purchases and sale are maintained, cost of goods sold is determined each time a sale occurs, provides better control over inventory. Periodic: detailed records are not kept throughout the period, cost of goods sold determined only at the end of the accounting period when a physical inventory count is taken. Cost of goods sold (cogs) = available goods ending inventory = beginning. Maintaining inventory accuracy: good shelf maintenance, cashiering accuracy, and careful counting will reduce errors, therefore producing better accuracy which reducing errors in counting. Factors that cause counting errors: multiple locations, back/top stock, accurate counting. Inventory costing methods with a period system: valuation is the major problem in accounting for inventories and should be focused on with merchandise inventory. Specific identification method an inventory costing method that relies on matching unit costs with the actual unit sold.

Get access

Grade+20% off
$8 USD/m$10 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Grade+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
40 Verified Answers
Class+
$8 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Class+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
30 Verified Answers

Related Documents

Related Questions