Intermediate Accounting 14th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0470587237
ISBN 13: 978-0-47058-723-2

Chapter 9 - Inventories: Additional Valuation Issues - Questions - Page 524: 7

Answer

Factors that might call for inventory valuation at sales prices may include where: 1. There is a controlled market with a quoted price applicable to specific commodities and 2. No significant costs of disposal are involved.

Work Step by Step

Some agricultural products and precious metals which are immediately marketable at quoted prices are often valued at net realizable value (market price).
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