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In the present case, the Company S added several defenses that according to the analysts, it could maintain the earnings and revenue in the situation of dramatic increases in coffee-bean prices. Accordingly, Company S has started accounting for its coffee bean purchases by considering the average price of all beans in the inventory.
To Explain: The impact of changes in accounting method has on the earnings of the company.
To state: the disadvantages of adopting average cost method from the FIFO cost flow method.
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