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In certain questions, it is asked whether ending inventory, COGS, gross profit etc are higher or lower under FIFO and LIFO.
But we know certain things already, i.e., under LIFO, COGS are higher, gross profit is lower et al. So when such a question comes up with values and calculations implied, is it better to just apply the pre-existing concepts or should we be safer and do the calculations?Just wondering. Though, paranoid me will do the calculations too eitherways.
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Apply concepts you should be able to eliminate options easily. If you’ve time just calculate to be sure I suppose.
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@sidmenon
I think its way better to go conceptually because you know that
Inflationary environment: prices going up
LIFO –> last in first out so you’re expensing the expensive stuff from closer to current time
FIFO –> first in first out so you’re expensing cheaper stuff
Weighted average –> averages (expense is in between the number you would get for LIFO and FIFO)opposite for deflationary environment (decreasing prices)
LIFO –>expensing expensive stuff
FIFO –> expensing cheaper stuffthe above is directly related to COGS
Gross profit = revenue minus COGS
so reverse relationship with the above (i.e. if COGS up, Gross profit down)
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@SidMenon I use my intuition to ensure to make my calculations match what I think the answer is.
This is useful when they throw a curve such a most likely/least likely.
So if the calculation doesn’t match the answer I think it should be I know I read the question wrong. lol – which I seem to do way too often for my liking. -
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I know the concepts properly, so I think i’ll just quickly do the calculations to confirm my answer.
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