Inventories

Inventories represent goods waiting to be sold, and direct (and sometimes indirect) costs associated with the production or procurement of these goods. The composition of inventories depends on the nature of a company’s business; they typically consist of three major categories:

  1. Raw materials: used in the manufacture of the finished product such as crude oil, food products

  2. Work-in-process: products in the process of being manufactured such as cars/computers in the middle of assembly

  3. Finished goods: products that have been completed and are ready for sale such as clothes, books, cars

Source: Used with permission. Microsoft 2005 Annual Report.

Inventories are linked to COGS on the income statement. Suppose a company sells $50 worth of inventories during the year:

 DebitsCredits
COGS (SE)50 
Inventories (A) 50

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