Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To discuss: The inventory period
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Inventory refers to a stock of unsold goods or products that are holding for sale. Balancing demand and supply is one of the major characteristics of maintaining inventory.
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• Amazon Co, Inc (AMZN) has an Enterprise Value of $18.7 billion.
• AMZN’s Enterprise Value to Sales ratio is 0.40 versus 1.65 for peers, while their Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is 6.5 versus 15.7 for peers.
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11. When prices increase, FIFO reports higher gross profit and net incomethan LIFO.
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