Accounting Information Systems
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781337552127
Author: Ulric J. Gelinas, Richard B. Dull, Patrick Wheeler, Mary Callahan Hill
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 15, Problem 10DQ
A main goal of JIT is zero inventories.
- a. Assume your company does not aspire to JIT and has $3,000,000 in raw materials in stock. Identify costs that may be incurred to maintain the inventory level.
- b. Now assume that you implement JIT, and your raw materials in stock drop to zero. Explain how you expect this change to impact your income statement and
balance sheet .
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A company may compute inventory under one of various cost flow assumptions. Among these assumptions are first-in, first-out (FIFO) and last-in, first-out (LIFO). In the past, some companies have changed from FIFO to LIFO for computing portions or all of their inventory.
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Ignoring income tax, explain what effects a change from FIFO to LIFO has on a company’s net earnings and working capital.
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