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 ...

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Last-in, first-out is one of several methods a business may use to account for the cost of its inventory for financial reporting purposes. Inventory is the goods and products a business sells to ...

The impact of reduced new-vehicle inventories and the resulting LIFO recapture continues to be a major concern for dealers. The National Automobile Dealers Association has been very active for more ...