ACCT 1201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Carrying Cost, Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement

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The accounting system plays three roles in the inventory management process. The system must provide accurate information for preparation of periodic financial statements and tax returns. It must provide up-to-date information on inventory quantities and costs to facilitate ordering and manufacturing decisions. The system must provide measures to protect these assets. (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Nature of inventory and cost of goods sold. Inventory is tangible property that is held for sale in the normal course of business or used to produce goods or services for sale: merchandise inventory goods held for resale in the normal course of business. The goods are usually acquired in a finished condition: raw materials inventory items acquired for processing into finished goods. These items are included in raw materials inventory until that are used at which point they become part of work in process inventory: work in process inventory goods in the process of being manufactured but not yet complete.

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