Determine the cost assigned to ending inventory and to cost of goods sold using FIFO.
Determine the cost assigned to ending inventory and to cost of goods sold using FIFO.
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Determine the cost assigned to ending inventory and to cost of goods sold using FIFO.
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There are two system for inventory valuation which are,
(1) Perpetual inventory system
(2) Periodical inventory system
In periodical inventory system, COGS and ending inventory is counted at the end of certain specified period. i.e. weekly, monthly, yearly etc.
In perpetual inventory system, COGS and ending inventory is counted at the same time as the transaction occur. In other words all are on the real time basis.
In inventory system there is various methods. FIFO is one of the method in which company assume that, goods comes first in the inventory is sold first.
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