Ringkas CHPTR 6
Ringkas CHPTR 6
Ringkas CHPTR 6
“INVENTORIES”
B. Inventory Costing
1. Specific Identification
Actual physical flow costing method in which items still in inventory are specifically
costed to arrive at the total cost of the ending inventory.
Practice is relatively rare.
Most companies make assumptions (cost flow assumptions) about which units
were sold.
2. Cost Flow Assumptions
There are two assumed cost flow methods:
First-in, first-out (FIFO)
Average-cost
Cost flow does not need be consistent with the physical movement of the goods.
a. First-In, First-Out (Fifo)
Costs of the earliest goods purchased are the first to be recognized in
determining cost of goods sold.
Often parallels actual physical flow of merchandise.
Companies obtain the cost of the ending inventory by taking the unit cost of the
most recent purchase and working backward until all units of inventory have
been costed.
b. Average-Cost
Allocates cost of goods available for sale on the basis of weighted-average unit
cost incurred.
Applies weighted-average unit cost to the units on hand to determine cost of the
ending inventory.
3. Financial Statement and Tax Effects of
Cost Flow Methods
Either of the two cost flow assumptions is acceptable for use. For example,
adidas (DEU) and Lenovo (CHN) use the average-cost method, whereas
Syngenta Group (CHE) and Nokia (FIN) use FIFO.
A recent survey of IFRS companies, approximately
60% use the average-cost method,
40% use FIFO, and
23% use both for different parts of their inventory.
a. Income Statement Effects
C. Inventory Errors
Common Causes:
Failure to count or price inventory correctly.
Not properly recognizing the transfer of legal title to goods in transit.
Errors affect both the income statement and statement of financial position.
1. Income Statement Effects
Inventory errors affect the computation of cost of goods sold and net income in two
periods.
Inventory errors affect the computation of cost of goods sold and net income in two periods.
An error in ending inventory of the current period will have a reverse effect on
net income of the next accounting period.
Over the two years, the total net income is correct because the errors offset
each other.
Ending inventory depends entirely on the accuracy of taking and costing the
inventory.
2016 2017
Incorrect Correct Incorrect Correct
Sales € 80,000 € 80,000 € 90,000 € 90,000
Beginning inventory 20,000 20,000 12,000 15,000
Cost of goods purchased 40,000 40,000 68,000 68,000
Cost of goods available 60,000 60,000 80,000 83,000
Ending inventory 12,000 15,000 23,000 23,000
Cost of good sold 48,000 45,000 57,000 60,000
Gross profit 32,000 35,000 33,000 30,000
Operating expenses 10,000 10,000 20,000 20,000
Net income € 22,000 € 25,000 € 13,000 € 10,000
Determine the value of the company’s inventory under the lower-of-cost-or-net realizable value
approach.
Total inventory value is the sum of these amounts, NT$430,000.
b. Visual Company overstated its 2016 ending inventory by NT$22,000. Determine the
impact this error has on ending inventory, cost of goods sold, and equity in 2016 and
2017.
2016 2017
Ending inventory NT$22,000 overstated No effect
Cost of goods sold NT$22,000 understated NT$22,000 overstated
Equity