Acct 3511 Chapter 8 Concepts – Inventory & Cost of Goods Sold Professor Marco J. Malandra, CPA 1. State 4 characteristics of Inventory & Cost of Goods Sold (CGS)? Is Inventory initially capitalized or expensed? What concept determines when it’s expensed? Inventory: 1) Asset (current) 2) Balance Sheet 3) real 4) debit NAB CGS: 1) Expense 2) Income Statement 3) nominal 4) debit NAB Matching: Any expenses associated with revenue
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1. Arguments for and against LFO abolition in the US a) What are the arguments in favour of retaining LIFO? The arguments are being made on a number of different grounds so be clear to separate these out. b) What are the arguments in favour of the US abolishing LIFO? c) Should decisions on matters such as this be made on the basis of what is the most appropriate from an accounting perspective (i.e. principles) or from the perspective of the impact of the decision on the real economy (i
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AN EXAMINATION OF INVENTORY COSTING CONVERGENCE UNDER GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS Casey Reineking Department of Accounting Murray State University Murray, KY 42071-3314 E-mail: casey.reineking@hotmail.com Don H. Chamberlain Department of Accounting Murray State University Murray, KY 42071-3314 Holly R. Rudolph Department of Accounting Murray State University Murray, KY 42071-3314 L. Murphy Smith* Department of Accounting Murray
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statements. Understand the items to include as inventory cost. Describe and compare the cost flow assumptions used to account for inventories. Explain the significance and use of a LIFO reserve. Understand the effect of LIFO liquidations. Explain the dollar-value LIFO method. Identify the major advantages and disadvantages of LIFO. Understand why companies select given inventory methods. Inventories in the Crystal Ball A substantial increase in inventory may be a leading indicator of an upcoming decline
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8394d_c08.qxd 6/11/02 12:30 PM Page 345 mac62 mac62:1253_GE: Accounting for Inventories Inventories in the Crystal Ball Policy makers, economists, and investors all want to know where the economy is headed. For example, if the economy is headed for a slow-down, it might be prudent on the part of the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates or for Congress to consider a tax cut to head off an economic downturn. Information on inventories is a key input into various decision makers’
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4. In considering the rules based approach of GAAP and the principles based approach of IFRS we looked at GAAP first. GAAP provides application clarity, low risk, and for companies in the same industry there is easy comparability. These Rules, however, must be accounted for using these rules even if the information is misleading, uneasy to compare across industries and the risk increases when rules are not followed. IFRS allows us to consider best out of multiple ways to account for transactions
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10, 11, 12 2 5. Flow assumptions. 12, 13, 16, 18, 20 5, 6, 7 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 6. Inventory accounting changes. 18 7 6, 7, 10 7. Dollar-value LIFO methods. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 1, 8, 9, 10, 11 8, 9 Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 14, 15, 17, 18, 19 8, 9 Kieso, Intermediate Accounting, 15/e, Solutions Manual 4 (For Instructor Use Only) 8-1 ASSIGNMENT
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1, 2, 3 Concepts for Analysis 1, 2, 3, 5, 11 2. 3. 4. 5. 2 9, 13, 14, 17 7, 8 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 18 4, 5, 6 3 2 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 5, 6, 7, 8 4 6. 7. Inventory accounting changes. Dollar-value LIFO methods. 14, 15, 17, 18, 19 8, 9 7 1, 8, 9, 10, 11 6, 7, 10 8, 9 23, 24, 25, 26 8-1 ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE (BY LEARNING OBJECTIVE) Learning Objectives 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Identify major classifications of inventory. Distinguish
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Chapter 7 Inventories: Cost Measurement and Flow Assumptions Classifications of Inventory Raw Materials Inventory – includes the tangible goods acquired for direct use in the productions process. Goods in Process Inventory – includes the products that have been started in the manufacturing process but have not yet been completed. The partially completed inventory includes three cost components: 1) raw materials 2) direct labor, which is the cost of the labor used directly in the
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inventory, but the disadvantages to this method involve income manipulation on similar or identical products sold at different prices in the course of the accounting cycle. Never the less, some advantages would include the precise cost flow that is accurate with the actual physical purchase for each item. FIFO, LIFO, and Average Cost are type of Specific Identification. For this company, only one of these types will be discussed. In the perspective of FIFO (first-in, first-out), is a
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