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Learn the perpetual and periodic methods for recording inventory. Find out how to cost out inventory and record cost of goods sold using the weighted and moving average, FIFO, LIFO and lower of cost or net realizable value (LCNRV) methods. Double-quiz in each section assures that you master it

ISBN: 9781938741081
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196 pages [94 self-teaching + 102 self-quizzes with detailed answers]

Section 1: Introduction. What to include in merchandise costs, when and how to record the journal entries. How inventory is reported on the income statement as cost of goods sold and on the balance sheet as ending inventory.

Section 2: The perpetual method. How to compute and record journal entries for purchases (net or gross) . . . sales . . . purchase discounts . . . returns and allowances . . . customer sales returns . . . and inventory shrinkage.

Section 3: The periodic method. How to compute and record journal entries for purchases (net v. gross), sales, discounts, returns and allowances, sales returns, inventory shrinkage and closing out the inventory-related accounts at year end.

Section 4: Weighted average costing. How to compute ending inventory and COGS using weighted average costing (periodic method) and moving average costing (perpetual method).

Section 5: First-in, first-out (FIFO) costing. Clear explanations of FIFO under the perpetual v. periodic method, including how to compute and record purchases, sales, COGS and ending inventory.

Section 6: Last-in, first-out (LIFO) costing. How to compute and record purchases, sales, COGS, ending inventory and LIFO layers. When and how to compute LIFO liquidations.

Section 7: The lower of cost or net realizable value (LCNRV) rule. How to compute and apply LCNRV by item v. group v. total inventory. How to handle purchase commitments that are followed by a decline in the value of inventory, then a recovery.

Publisher: AIPB

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Book Type

Softcover WorkBook, Online e-WorkBook

Series

Certified Bookkeeper Course Series: Everything you need to study for the national CB exam

  • Complete preparation for the national Certified Bookkeeper exam!
  • Double-quiz in every workbook section assures mastery of every skill!
  • Workbook quiz questions mimic the national exam questions!

 

 

 

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  1. FARHANA

    Need more explanation on each lesson for entry level students

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  2. RHONDA

    I would have liked to have seen more problems as this is a complicating subject. And more space to work the problems.

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