When a business purchases items for inventory, the business may pay different prices for the inventory items. This price differential can apply to both different inventory items and the same inventory ...

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How a company values its inventory affects its income statement and bottom line. "Average cost" and "last in, first out," or LIFO, are two of the most common methods for valuing inventory. Both rely ...