Discuss the need to manage inventory in the monetary context.

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Problem 10DQ: The chapter presented various approaches for the control of inventory investment. Discuss three...
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Every company or organisation placed inventory as an important aspect for their 
businesses. Discuss the need to manage inventory in the monetary context.

 

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Discuss the need to manage inventory in monetary/financial aspects, below are some points.

•     Inventory has value tagged to it and must be account for.

•     Inventory is counted among a company’s current assets because it can be sold within a year.

•     Inventory also shows up on the income statement in the form of cost of goods sold (cost that are incurred to make the product including direct labor, direct materials and overheads).

•     Higher inventory carried means need to incur higher carrying cost

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