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ACC 230 Week 7: Comparing Profitability Across Companies Using Different Inventory Valuation Methods

Analysis of how inventory valuation methods affect profitability comparisons.

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ACC230Week7:ComparingProfitabilityAcrossCompaniesUsingDifferentInventoryValuationMethodsACC230WEEK7DQ1PostyouranswertoStudyQuestion5.2onp.180(Ch.5).Asyoureadyourclassmates’responses,considerthefollowingscenario:Ifyoucomparedtwodifferentcompaniesthatutilizedtwodifferentvaluationmethods,howmightthequalityoftheresultsdiffer?Also,commentonthedifficultyofmakingcomparisonsbetweentwofirmsthatusedifferentvaluationmethods.Understandingtheconceptsofinventoryvaluationisveryimportanttothecalculationandunderstandingoftheprofitfigureastheprofitfigurecanbemanipulatedbytheuseofdifferentinventoryvaluationtechniques.Thethreemostcommontechniquesusedbythebusinessare:eFIFOeLIFOeoAVCO(averagecostingmethod)TheFIFOmethodchargesthefirstinventorytothesalespooltherebyincludingthelast+StudyXxy

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University
Hult International Business School
Course
ACC 230
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Accounting

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