ACG 2021 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Inventory Turnover, Gross Margin, Financial Statement

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Accounting method selection affects the : profits to be reported, amount of income tax to be paid, values of inventory turnover and gross margin percentage ratios derived from the financial statements. Accounting uses four generally accepted inventory methods: specific unit cost, average cost, first-in, first-out (fifo) cost, last-in, first-out (lifo) cost. Methods can have very different effects on reported profits, income taxes, and cash flow. Specific unit: used for business with unique inventory items, automobiles, fine jewelry, real estate. Inventory costed at specific price of the particular unit: too expensive for inventories with common characteristics. Average cost per unit = cost of goods available / number of units available. Cost of goods sold = number of units sold x average cost per unit. Ending inventory = number of units on hand x average cost per unit. Ending inventory consists of most recent purchase costs. Most recent items purchases are assumed to be sold firs.

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