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Accounting Ch 6
Kimmel
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Accounting
Undergraduate 3
10/28/2013

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Term
Ownership of Goods in Transit:
1. FOB Shipping Point
2. FOB Destination Point
Definition
1.buyer
2. seller
Term
FIFO
Definition
(start at last products)
Term
LIFO
Definition
(start at first products)
Term
during inflation
Definition
FIFO reports higher income

but LIFO = lower taxes which leads to more cash flow = higher quality of earnings

(vv)
Term
Inventory Turnover
Definition
= Cost of Goods Sold/ Avg. Inventory

High = minimal funds tied up in inventory
(too high = losing sales opp.)
Term
some argue LIFO during inflation
Definition
reduces Phantom Profit
Term
FIFO during inflation
Definition
is closer to current cost
Term
Days in Inventory
Definition
365/ Inv. Turnover
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