Two common ways for companies to account for inventory are first-in/first-out, or FIFO, and last-in/last-out, or LIFO. In FIFO, the first units that arrive in the business are the first sold. In LIFO, ...
How a company values its inventory affects its income statement and bottom line. "Average cost" and "last in, first out," or LIFO, are two of the most common methods for valuing inventory. Both rely ...