Learn how the flow of costs impacts manufacturing firms, covering raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold with practical examples and methods.

When you decide to sell a portion of your holdings in a stock, you have to decide which shares you actually want to sell. Two of the most common methods used in this decision are known as FIFO and ...

Although rising prices increase the cost of your inventory purchases, rising prices affect LIFO (Last-in, First-out) and FIFO (First-in, First-out) inventory values differently. Each inventory ...

Bruns, William J., Jr., Sharon Bruns, and Susan S. Harmeling. "Merrimack Tractors and Mowers: LIFO or FIFO? (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 083 ...

In the United States, small businesses can choose from one of several inventory accounting methods, including "first in first out," or FIFO; "last in first out," or LIFO; and average cost. Each of ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Khadija Khartit is a strategy, investment, and funding expert, and an educator of fintech and strategic finance ...

Every crypto investor eventually faces an important question: When I sell my crypto, how do I determine which coins I have actually sold? Because each of these digital assets is purchased at different ...

Fleetio, a fleet maintenance software, has added new inventory valuation methods to its list of offerings, LIFO and FIFO (Last-In First-Out and First-In First-Out). LIFO-FIFO is an accounting method ...