Inventory accounts

Follow the four-step procedure for the composite model of bonding. Use localized bonds and hybrid orbitals to describe the bonding framework and the inner atom lone pairs. Next, analyze the system, paying particular attention to resonance structures or conjugated double bonds. Finally, make sure the bonding inventory accounts for all the valence electrons and all the valence orbitals. 

Working capital In the accounting sense, the current assets minus the current liabilities. It consists of the total amount of money invested in raw materials, supplies, goods in process, product inventories, accounts receivable, and cash minus those liabilities due within 1 year. 

Separate ledger accounts may be kept for various items, such as cash, equipment accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable, and manufacturing expense. A typical ledger sheet is shown in Fig. 5-5. The ledger sheets serve as a secondary record of business transactions and are used as the intermediates... 

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Total Current Assets. The sum of cash, marketable securities, inventories, accounts receivable, and prepaid expenses is called total current assets. 

As items are pulled from the shelves, the bar code is scanned, and the retrieval is downloaded into the database. The inventory accounting and warehouse space allocation are adjusted accordingly. MSDS sheets, customer invoices, and bills of lading can be automatically generated. 

A plant needs working-capital in the first months of the manufacturing process. Typical elements are the costs for start-up, raw materials and other chemicals, work in progress and finished product inventories, accounts receivable from shipments, cash on hand for payroll and other debts. Raw material inventory should ensure approximately one-month production. The inventory of products should be limited to some days. Just-in-time production would mean only the storage of products waiting for shipment. 

Cwc = cash reserves + inventory + accounts receivable — accounts payable (17.6) with the following basis for calculation, which follows general accounting practices ... 

Estimates of working capital requirements fall Into four cireas inventories, accounts receivable, cash in hand, and current liabilities. To estimate these, it is necessary to consider the different production stages in which materials can be found, wdiich are (1) raw materials paid for but not received (a portion of current assets) (2) raw materials on hand but not paid for (a portion of current liabilities) (3) materials in process (4) finished products in store whether on-site orpff-site and (5) finished prod-ucts delivered to customers but not yet paid for (accounts receivable). The calculation of the amounts of each of these material inventories depends on such factors as distance from raw material suppliers, types of contracts for raw material purchases, raw material purchase fh nancing methods, quantity discounts and lot sizes available for raw materials, available modes of transportSition, cost of storage facilities, plant size and capacity, seasonality of sales volumes, marketing system, and customer credit policies. 

Working capital is the difference between a company s short-term assets (e.g., cash, inventories, accounts receivable) and its short-term liabilities (e.g., accounts payable, interest payments, and short-term debt). Thus, working capital—particularly the portion reflected by cash—represents the amount of flexible funds available to the company to invest in R D and other projects. Increasing inventory turns, therefore, can shift working capital toward cash, thereby freeing up funds for immediate use in profit-generating activities and projects. 

The 116-N-l crib and trench is a dangerous waste disposal facility under RCRA interim status. The cumulative inventory (accounting for decay to September 1985) of major long-lived radionuclides disposed of in the 116-N-l crib and trench from 1964 to September 1985 is presented in Table 5-2. The dangerous wastes disposed in the 116-N-l crib and trench are listed in Table 5-3 (WHC 1987b). 

C2C cycle time is a high-level metric that includes inventories, accounts payable, and receivables. 

Companies use inventory account balances to determine COGS on the income statement. 

Two identical companies can have different financial performance ratios due to nothing more than the choice of depreciation and inventory accounting methods. 

Although it is possible that the balance sheet inventory account may stay the same or increase from carrying additional safety stock, inventory costs have been accounted for in the cash flow forecast. Recall that inventory costs flow from the balance sheet to the income statement after the inventory has been used. In this example, the average inventory balance does not change, but since inventory has been assumed to have been used, the cost is reflected in operating expenses. 

The DuPont model for Mid-Atlantic Hospital System (Figure 9.2 and Table 9.3) identifies the current financial and operational performance of important performance measures. The current DuPont model provides a starting point from which to measure the effect of changing inventory levels. Currently, the inventory account is 30M. Observe the effects of reducing the inventory balance from 30M to 20M (Figure 9.3 and Table 9.3). 

Compare the two DuPont models the inventory account is reduced, as are the fixed assets. It is reasonable to expect that if inventory is reduced, the need for capacity is also reduced. This leads to reducing fixed assets (PP E). Although operating expenses (and COGS in other scenarios) remain the same in this example, it is not unreasonable to see this particular account decrease when inventory moves from the balance sheet to the income statement as inventory is sold. If operating expenses and COGS accounts decrease, profit margins increase. 

The purchasing and sourcing functions have long been focused on reducing the organization s materials and services costs. Recall from earlier chapters that inventory purchases are captured in the inventory account on the balance sheet. Inventory purchases include the amount paid to suppliers to acquire inventory, freight costs incurred for the delivery of products, import costs, and taxes. Once this inventory is... 

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