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Session Unit 8:

28. Inventories

Effect on Ratios (assuming higher prices), p 188

FIFO LIFO

Profitability Ending inventory –higher, Ending inventory –lower,
COGS –lower and hence COGS –higher and hence
Profitability = Higher Profitability = lower
tanties
Liquidity Higher for Current Ratio Lower for Current Ratio
Quick Ratio? Quick Ratio?

Activity Higher for Inventory turnover Higher for Inventory turnover
(COGS/Average Inventory) = Lower (COGS/Average Inventory) = Higher.

Solvency Higher total assets results in Higher total assets results in lower

higher equity (A-L) hence lower equity (A-L) hence higher D/E ratio.

D/E ratio.