Intermediate Accounting, 10 Ed
Intermediate Accounting, 10 Ed
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ISBN: 9781260310177
Author: Mark W. Nelson, Wayne B. Thomas J. David Spiceland
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Describe the three types of inventory of a manufacturing company.

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Inventory: It refers to the current assets that a company expects to sell during the normal course of business operations, the goods that are under process to be completed for future sale, or currently used for producing goods to be sold in the market.

To describe: the three types of inventory of a manufacturing company.

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The three types of inventory of a manufacturing company are:

  • Raw Materials: It refers to the cost of the materials that are purchased from the suppliers to be converted into the goods ready for sale in the market.
  • Work-in-process inventory: It refers to the goods that are yet to be completed to make it ready for sale. The cost of such inventory includes the cost of the raw materials, the cost of the labor, and other costs associated with the production to make the goods completed.
  • Finished goods: It refers to the goods that are completed but are yet to be sold in the market. The cost of such goods includes the cost of raw materials and the cost of work-in-process inventory used in the production.

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