What accounting method do you use to value your inventory? The inventory valuation method you choose can affect amount of taxes you pay the government. Got your attention now? LIFO and FIFO are the ...

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In manufacturing facilities, equivalent units of production are calculated to determine the value of a department's work-in-process inventory at the end of an accounting period. EUPs represent the ...

A lot depends on the nature of your business. In some cases accounting methods can actually be part of your business strategy; inventory accounting is one of those methods. Specific identification ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Same-store sales, margins, inventory levels — these are some of the metrics investors look at when it comes to ...