See liquidation of LIFO layer.
See liquidation of LIFO layer.
The reduction in inventory quantities resulting in the removal of older layers of costs. With continuously higher costs, the older layers are likely to be low costs under LIFO. Removing these old, low costs will cause an...
What are LIFO layers? Definition of LIFO Layer LIFO is the acronym for Last-In, First-Out. In the context of inventory, it means that the cost of the most recently purchased units will be the first costs to be matched...
A method used by retailers to achieve the LIFO cost flow without tracking individual units. A further advantage is that pools of products are used. This will likely mean less liquidation of LIFO cost layers that would...
See last in, first out (LIFO).
What is the rationale for not reporting plant assets at their liquidation value? I will assume that the plant assets‘ liquidation values are higher than the present carrying values when answering your question. Plant...
What is the difference between liquidity and liquidation? Definition of Liquidity Liquidity usually refers to a company’s ability to pay its bills when they become due. Liquidity is often evaluated by comparing a...
What is LIFO? Definition of LIFO LIFO is the acronym for last-in, first-out, which is a cost flow assumption often used by U.S. corporations in moving costs from inventory to the cost of goods sold. Under LIFO, the most...
The last-in, first-out cost flow assumption under the perpetual inventory system. The last (most recent) costs as of the time that goods are sold are the first costs removed from inventory. The oldest costs as of the...
What is a LIFO Reserve? Definition of LIFO Reserve The LIFO reserve is a contra inventory account that indicates the difference between the following: Inventory cost reported on the balance sheet under the LIFO cost flow...
One of the cost flow assumptions associated with the periodic inventory system. The latest (recent) costs of goods purchased are removed from inventory first and are charged to the income statement as cost of goods sold....
Usually the difference between the cost of inventory at LIFO versus the cost of inventory at FIFO.
A rule that requires that the same inventory cost flow be used on the financial statements as is used on the income tax return.
for the cost principle. If a company is a going concern (and therefore liquidation is not relevant), reporting its long term assets at cost is sufficient and there is no need to report the long term assets at their...
A cost flow assumption where the last (recent) costs are assumed to flow out of the asset account first. This means the first (oldest) costs remain on hand. To learn more, see Explanation of Inventory and Cost of Goods...
The ability to generate cash.
What accounts for the difference in inventory values between periodic LIFO and perpetual LIFO? Difference Between Periodic LIFO and Perpetual LIFO The difference between periodic LIFO and perpetual LIFO involves the time...
What is the effect on financial ratios when using LIFO instead of FIFO? Definition of Effect of LIFO Instead of FIFO During periods of significantly increasing costs, the LIFO cost flow assumption instead of the FIFO...
Why would a company use LIFO instead of FIFO? Definitions of FIFO and LIFO FIFO and LIFO are two of the cost flow assumptions used by U.S. companies with inventory items. FIFO moves the first/oldest costs from...
FIFO and LIFO is best with which type of products? Definition of FIFO and LIFO FIFO and LIFO pertain to the flow of products’ costs out of inventory to the cost of goods sold that is reported on the income statement....
How can I determine the difference in earnings from using LIFO instead of FIFO? The difference in a corporation’s earnings from using LIFO instead of FIFO can be determined by the amounts reported in the balance sheet...
A class of corporation stock that provides for preferential treatment over the holders of common stock in the case of liquidation and dividends. For example, the preferred stockholders will be paid dividends before the...
Why does LIFO usually produce a lower gross profit than FIFO? Definition of LIFO LIFO (which is the acronym for Last In, First Out) is a cost flow assumption in which the most recent costs of inventory items are the...
What is the difference between FIFO and LIFO? Difference Between FIFO and LIFO The difference between FIFO and LIFO will exist only if the unit costs of a company’s products are increasing or decreasing. U.S. companies...
Are LIFO inventory amounts ever written-up to their market value? LIFO inventory amounts will not be written-up, even when the current market value of the inventory is far greater than the amount reported on the balance...
What is a liquidity ratio? Definition of Liquidity Ratio A liquidity ratio is a financial ratio that indicates whether a company’s current assets will be sufficient to meet the company’s obligations when they become...
Financial ratios such as current ratio, quick ratio, receivables turnover ratio, and inventory turnover ratio. To learn more, see Explanation of Financial Ratios
with the heading current assets. Current assets are listed in the order in which they are expected to turn to cash. This is known as the order of liquidity. Since cash is the most liquid asset, it is listed first. After...
Working Capital and Liquidity For multiple-choice and true/false questions, simply press or click on what you think is the correct answer. For fill-in-the-blank questions, press or click on the blank space provided. If...
, as well as its gross profit, net income, income tax payments, and more.) FIFO. This results in the oldest, lower costs as the first to flow out of inventory and becoming the cost of goods sold LIFO. This results in the...
and finished goods. The notes to the financial statements will also described how the manufacturer’s inventory is valued. For example, the notes will disclose whether FIFO lower of cost or net realizable value, LIFO,...
Our Explanation of Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold will take your understanding to a new level. You will see how the income statement and balance sheet amounts are affected by the various inventory systems and cost flow...
Our Explanation of Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold will take your understanding to a new level. You will see how the income statement and balance sheet amounts are affected by the various inventory systems and cost flow...
. Current assets are reported on a company’s balance sheet in their order of liquidity. Since cash is the most liquid asset, it will appear first followed by the current assets that can be quickly turned into cash:...
of the current period. LIFO Right! The most recent purchases are the last costs in and those costs are coming out of inventory first. Average Wrong. Try another answer. 2. Under which inventory cost flow assumption is...
What are cost flow assumptions? Definition of Cost Flow Assumptions The term cost flow assumptions refers to the manner in which costs are removed from a company’s inventory and are reported as the cost of goods sold....
Depreciation However, U.S. companies continue to use the term reserve in regards to the accounting for inventories using the LIFO cost flow method. For example, the company will use a contra inventory account entitled...
account, another balance sheet account, __________ __________, __________, will also be understated. 12. The amount assigned to an item in inventory might be less than its cost when the item’s __________ __________...
assumption such as 1) first-in, first-out or FIFO, 2) last-in, first-out or LIFO, 3) weighted average, etc. If LIFO is used, the company must disclose what the dollar amount of inventory would have been if FIFO had been...
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