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Archive for the ‘Inventory’ Category

May 3rd, 2008

HOW TO REDUCE WORKING CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS 3: Manage your accounts receivable

Working Capital funds the cost of the labor & materials that go into the goods you sell or the services you render (i.e., your Cost of Goods Sold or Cost of Sales) and what you use to pay for salaries, rent, office supplies, etc (i.e., your operating expenses). In most businesses (specially where goods […]

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May 2nd, 2008

HOW TO REDUCE WORKING CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS 2: Manage your inventory

Working Capital funds the cost of the labor & materials that go into the goods you sell or the services you render (i.e., your Cost of Goods Sold or Cost of Sales) and what you use to pay for salaries, rent, office supplies, etc (i.e., your operating expenses). In most businesses (specially where goods […]

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November 2nd, 2007

UNDERSTANDING ACCOUNTING TALK 23 How Cost of Goods Sold is figured

Figuring out the Cost of Goods Sold on a per item basis is a tedious and unnecessary process. In most cases, goods or products enter the Inventory at varying times and at varying costs. There are changes in the cost of raw materials, labor, transport, etc, from period to period and from time […]

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November 2nd, 2007

UNDERSTANDING ACCOUNTING TALK 22 Sales & Cost of Goods Sold vs Inventory

In some Income Statements (especially in the Income Statements of trading, merchandising & manufacturing firms), a refinement in the reporting of Sales is introduced by including the Cost of Goods Sold (i.e., the cost of the goods or products taken from inventory).

As explained in post 21, the Cost of Goods Sold is the value of […]

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