International Accounting Standards
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Example of stock valuation (2)
The Good Look Clothing Company carries a variety of inventory. At their year-end they produce the
following data:
Item
Cost
Price
$
Net Realisable
Value
$
Selling
Price (when new)
$
New dresses
1 000
1 500
2 000
Children’s clothes
2 000
3 000
3 000
Bargain fashions
1 200
900
2 000
What will be the total inventory value for the financial statements?
$
New dresses
1 000
Children’s clothes
2 000
Bargain fashions
900
Total inventory value
3 900
Note that the valuation of the Bargain Fashions is the lowest of the three choices. This means that
inventory valuation follows the
prudence concept.
Inventory valuation
methods
IAS 2 allows two different methods to be used for valuing inventory:
•
First in, first out (FIFO). This assumes that the first items to be bought will be the first to be
used, although this may not match the physical distribution of the goods. The valuation of the
remaining inventory will therefore always be the value of the most recently purchased items.
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