1. ACCT 201 FINANCIAL REPORTING Chapter 6
Dr. Lale Guler
Office: CAS 102

2. CHAPTER6
Inventories

3. Merchandising Company Manufacturing Company
Classifying Inventory
Merchandising Company
Manufacturing Company
One Classification:
Inventory
Three Classifications:
Raw Materials
Work in Process
Finished Goods
Regardless of the classification, companies report all inventories under Current Assets on the balance sheet.

4. Determining Inventory Quantities
Physical Inventory taken for two reasons:
Perpetual System
Check accuracy of inventory records.
Determine amount of inventory lost (wasted raw materials, shoplifting, or employee theft).
Periodic System
Determine the inventory on hand.
Determine the cost of goods sold for the period.

5. Determining Inventory Quantities
Goods in Transit
Purchased goods not yet received.
Sold goods not yet delivered.
Goods in transit should be included in the inventory of the company that has legal title to the goods. Legal title is determined by the terms of sale.

6. Determining Inventory Quantities
Goods in Transit
Illustration 6-1 Terms of sale
Ownership of the goods passes to the buyer when the public carrier accepts the goods from the seller.
Ownership of the goods remains with the seller until the goods reach the buyer.

7. Goods in Transit - Question
In December 2009, the Bluebonnet Ice-cream Company of Texas sold goods to the A&P Company of New Jersey.
The goods were shipped on December 29, 2009, and arrived at A&P’s warehouse on January 3, 2010.
The fiscal year end for both companies is December 31.
Question: Which company includes the ice-cream in inventory on December 31?
Answer = A

8. Determining Inventory Quantities
Question
Goods in transit should be included in the inventory of the buyer when the:
public carrier accepts the goods from the seller.
goods reach the buyer.
terms of sale are FOB destination.
terms of sale are FOB shipping point.
Answer = A

9. Determining Inventory Quantities
Consigned Goods
Goods held for sale by one party.
Ownership of the goods is retained by another party.
The party who owns the goods includes them in their inventory.

10. Inventory Costing
Unit costs can be applied to quantities on hand using the following costing methods:
Specific Identification
First-in, first-out (FIFO)
Last-in, first-out (LIFO)
Average-cost
Cost Flow Assumptions

11. Inventory Costing
Illustration: Assume that Crivitz TV Company purchases three identical 50-inch TVs on different dates at costs of $700, $750, and $800. During the year Crivitz sold two sets at $1,200 each. These facts are summarized below.
Illustration 6-2

12. Inventory Costing Specific Identification
If Crivitz sold the TVs it purchased on February 3 and May 22, then its cost of goods sold is $1,500 ($700 + $800), and its ending inventory is $750.
Illustration 6-3

13. Inventory Costing 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.

14. physical movement of goods
Inventory Costing
Cost Flow Assumptions
do not need to match the
physical movement of goods
Illustration 6-11
Use of cost flow methods in major U.S. companies

15. Inventory Costing
Illustration: Data for Houston Electronics’ Astro condensers.
Illustration 6-4
(Beginning Inventory + Purchases) - Ending Inventory = Cost of Goods Sold

16. Inventory Costing – Periodic Inventory System
First-In-First-Out (FIFO)
Earliest goods purchased are first to be sold.
Often parallels actual physical flow of merchandise.
Generally good business practice to sell oldest units first.

17. Inventory Costing - Periodic Inventory System
First-In-First-Out (FIFO)
Illustration 6-5

18. Inventory Costing - Periodic Inventory System
First-In-First-Out (FIFO)
Illustration 6-5

19. Inventory Costing - Periodic Inventory System
Last-In-First-Out (FIFO)
Latest goods purchased are first to be sold.
Seldom coincides with actual physical flow of merchandise.
Includes goods stored in piles, such as coal or hay.

20. Inventory Costing - Periodic Inventory System
Last-In-First-Out (FIFO)
Illustration 6-7

21. Inventory Costing - Periodic Inventory System
Last-In-First-Out (FIFO)
Illustration 6-7

22. Inventory Costing - Periodic Inventory System
Average Cost
Allocates cost of goods available for sale on the basis of weighted-average unit cost incurred.
Assumes goods are similar in nature.
Applies weighted-average unit cost to the units on hand to determine cost of the ending inventory.

23. Inventory Costing - Periodic Inventory System
Average Cost
Illustration 6-10

24. Inventory Costing - Periodic Inventory System
Average Cost
Illustration 6-10

25. Inventory Costing - Periodic Inventory System
Financial Statement and Tax Effects
Illustration 6-12

26. APPENDIX6A Inventory Costing - Perpetual Inventory Systems
Illustration 6A-1
Assuming the Perpetual Inventory System, compute Cost of Goods Sold and Ending Inventory under FIFO, LIFO, and Average cost.

27. Perpetual Inventory System
First-In-First-Out (FIFO)
Illustration 6A-2
Cost of Goods Sold
Ending Inventory

28. Perpetual Inventory System
Last-In-First-Out (LIFO)
Illustration 6A-3
Cost of Goods Sold
Ending Inventory

29. Perpetual Inventory System
Average-Cost
Illustration 6A-4
Cost of Goods Sold
Ending Inventory

30. Inventory Costing Question
The cost flow method that often parallels the actual physical flow of merchandise is the:
FIFO method.
LIFO method.
average cost method.
gross profit method.
Answer = A

31. Inventory Costing Question
In a period of inflation, the cost flow method that results in the lowest income taxes is the:
FIFO method.
LIFO method.
average cost method.
gross profit method.
Answer = B

33. Inventory Costing Using Cost Flow Methods Consistently
Method should be used consistently, enhances comparability.
Although consistency is preferred, a company may change its inventory costing method.
Illustration 6-14
Disclosure of change in cost flow method

34. Inventory Costing Lower-of-Cost-or-Market
When the value of inventory is lower than its cost
Companies can “write down” the inventory to its market value in the period in which the price decline occurs.
Market value = Replacement Cost
Example of conservatism.

35. Inventory Costing Lower-of-Cost-or-Market
Illustration: Assume that Ken Tuckie TV has the following lines of merchandise with costs and market values as indicated.
Illustration 6-15

36. Inventory Errors Common Cause:
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 balance sheet.

37. Inventory Errors Income Statement Effects
Inventory errors affect the computation of cost of goods sold and net income.
Illustration 6-16
Illustration 6-17

38. Inventory Errors Income Statement Effects
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.

39. Net Income understated
Inventory Errors
Illustration 6-18
Combined income for 2-year period is correct.
($3,000)
Net Income understated
$3,000
Net Income overstated

40. Inventory Costing Question
Understating ending inventory will overstate:
assets.
cost of goods sold.
net income.
owner's equity.

41. Inventory Errors Balance Sheet Effects
Effect of inventory errors on the balance sheet is determined by using the basic accounting equation:.
Illustration 6-16
Illustration 6-19

42. Statement Presentation and Analysis
Balance Sheet - Inventory classified as current asset.
Income Statement - Cost of goods sold subtracted from sales.
There also should be disclosure of
major inventory classifications,
basis of accounting (cost or LCM), and
costing method (FIFO, LIFO, or average).

43. Statement Presentation and Analysis
Inventory management is a double-edged sword
High Inventory Levels - may incur high carrying costs (e.g., investment, storage, insurance, obsolescence, and damage).
Low Inventory Levels – may lead to stockouts and lost sales.

44. Statement Presentation and Analysis
Inventory turnover measures the number of times on average the inventory is sold during the period.
Cost of Goods Sold
Inventory Turnover =
Average Inventory
Days in inventory measures the average number of days inventory is held.
Days in Year (365)
Days in Inventory =
Inventory Turnover

45. Statement Presentation and Analysis
Illustration: Wal-Mart reported in its 2010 annual report a beginning inventory of $34,511 million, an ending inventory of $33,160 million, and cost of goods sold for the year ended January 31, 2010, of $304,657 million. The inventory turnover formula and computation for Wal-Mart are shown below.
Illustration 6-21
Days in Inventory: Inventory turnover of 9 times divided into 365 is approximately 40.6 days. This is the approximate time that it takes a company to sell the inventory.

47. APPENDIX6B Estimating Inventories Gross Profit Method
Estimates the cost of ending inventory by applying a gross profit rate to net sales.
Illustration 6B-1

48. Estimating Inventories
Illustration: Kishwaukee Company’s records for January show net sales of $200,000, beginning inventory $40,000, and cost of goods purchased $120,000. The company expects to earn a 30% gross profit rate. Compute the estimated cost of the ending inventory at January 31 under the gross profit method.
Illustration 6B-2

49. Estimating Inventories
Retail Inventory Method
Company applies the cost-to-retail percentage to ending inventory at retail prices to determine inventory at cost.
Illustration 6B-3

50. Estimating Inventories
Illustration:
Illustration 6B-4
Note that it is not necessary to take a physical inventory to determine the estimated cost of goods on hand at any given time.

51. Key Points
A major difference between IFRS and GAAP relates to the LIFO cost flow assumption. GAAP permits the use of LIFO for inventory valuation. IFRS prohibits its use. FIFO and average-cost are the only two acceptable cost flow assumptions permitted under IFRS.
IFRS requires companies to use the same cost flow assumption for all goods of a similar nature. GAAP has no specific requirement in this area.

52. Key Points
Under GAAP, if inventory is written down under the lower-of-cost-or-market valuation, the new value becomes its cost basis. As a result, the inventory may not be written back up to its original cost in a subsequent period. Under IFRS, the write-down may be reversed in a subsequent period up to the amount of the previous write-down. Both the write-down and any subsequent reversal should be reported on the income statement as an expense. An item-by-item approach is generally followed under IFRS.

53. Key Points
Unlike property, plant, and equipment, IFRS does not permit the option of valuing inventories at fair value. As indicated above, IFRS requires inventory to be written down, but inventory cannot be written up above its original cost.
Similar to GAAP, certain agricultural products and mineral products can be reported at net realizable value using IFRS.

54. IFRS Self-Test Questions
Which method of inventory costing is prohibited under IFRS?
Specific identification.
FIFO.
LIFO.
Average-cost.