ACC E272 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Perpetual Inventory, Moving Average, Historical Cost

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There is no requirement that the cost flow assumption adopted be consistent with the physical flow of goods. Cost flow assumptions matter when prices change over time with inflation or deflation. For periodic systems, you do physical count, then do cost flow assumptions from the start. For perpetual systems, you calculate inventory and cogs every time you purchase or sell an item, creating layers. Total cost= units on hand * total cost. Specific identification- identifying each item sold and each item in inventory. Lifo method- method that matches the cost of the last goods purchased against revenue. Fifo ni > weighted average ni > lifo ni b/c inflation. Special issues related to lifo (high cogs, low e. i) Specific goods approach items, the accounting cost of tracking each item is expensive. This approach is unrealistic b/c when a company has many different inventory.

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