P3 Flashcards
PAS 2
Inventories
Assets which are held for sale in the ordinary course of business, in the process of production for such sale, or in the form of materials or supplies to be consumed in the production process or in the rendering of services
Inventories
Classes of inventory
Raw materials inventory
Work in process “
Finished goods “
Supplies
Consist of basic materials purchase from other firms to be used in the production of goods or product
Raw materials inventory
Consist of basic materials purchase from other firms to be used in the production of goods or product
Raw materials inventory
Consist of partially finished goods requiring additional work before they become wholly completed
Work in process inventory
Consist if completely manufactured goods that are not yet sold
Finished good inventory
Materials that are regularly used by the company but do not form part of the finished goods sold
Supplies
Importance of inventory management
Decoupling function
Storing resources
Irregular supply and demand
Quantity discounts
Avoiding stock outs and shortage
If the firm does not store up for a good inventory, there can be many delays and inefficiencies
Decoupling function
In a manufacturing process, raw materials can be stored by themselves, or included in the work-in-process or the finished goods inventory
Storing resources
When the supply or demand for an inventory item is irregular, storing certain amounts in hand can be important
Irregular supply and demand
Purchasing in large quantities can substantially reduce the cost of products; however, this may result to higher cost due to spoilage, damage stock, theft, insurance, so on, and less availability of cash for other investments
Quantity discounts
If a company is repeatedly out-of-stock, customers will likely go elsewhere to satisfy their needs
Avoiding stock-outs and shortages
Ways in managing invetories
Monitor inventory ratios
Maintain inventory at its optimum level
Hedge
Examine the degree of spoilage
Examine the quantity of inventory with respect to sales
Eliminate slow moving inventories
Watch out for inventory risks
Forecast the price of materials needed
Types of inventory cost
Ordering cost
Carrying cost
Also known as purchase cost or set up cost, this is the sum of the fixed cost that are incurred each tine an ite is ordered.
Order cost
Formula of TOTAL ORDERING COST
number of orders× OC (ordering cost per order
Also called holding cost, associated with having the inventory on hand. It is primarily made up of cost related to the inventory investment and storage. For the purpose of the inventory in hand, it should not be included in the carrying cost
Carrying cost
EOQ (economic order quantity) formula
Carrying cost is the average number of units of inventory for the period×carrying cost per unit
Total Carrying Cost formula
(Q or Quantity or EOQ÷2)×CC or carrying cost per unit
Components of the carrying cost
Interest
Insurance
Taxes
Storage costs
An essential accounting formula that determines the point at which the combination of order costs and inventory carrying costs is the least
Economic order quantity