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9.7
ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES OF FIFO
© Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use
 Remember that FIFO is just an assumption
– it’s probably not right in every instance
 E.g. if 3 units were sold today, there’s very
little chance they were actually three
$200 units
 It could have been any of the 3 units
depending on how they were stored, which
staff member it was that took it etc.
 We just assume it was the first 3 units
that came in
Stock room for storing inventory
$200
$200
$200
$200
$200
Mar 1st
$210
$210
$210
Mar 9th
$220
$220
$220
$220
$220
$220
$220
Mar 16th
So if FIFO is not always right, why is it used
then?
9.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
OF FIFO
© Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use
 Advantages of FIFO:
It saves time and money sent calculating the exact cost of every sale
It simplifies the process of identifying the cost of sale so the owner and the firm
can worry about other matters to keep the firm in business
The cost of sales balances out as all stock is sold – the FIFO cost will match the
actual cost eventually anyway
It may not be possible and practical to identify the actual cost of stock sold, e.g.
a petrol station
FIFO will increase Net Profit in the short-term during times of rising stock prices
9.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
OF FIFO
© Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use
Dec 1: tanker delivers
1,000 litres of fuel
costing 72 cents per
litre
Dec 2: tanker delivers
1,000 litres of fuel
costing 68 cents per
litre
1,000 litres @ 72 cents
1,000 litres @ 68 cents
Dec 3: tanker delivers
600 litres of fuel costing
70 cents per litre
600 litres @ 70 cents
But in reality, each delivery of fuel does not sit
on top of each the next as it is a liquid. The fuel
mixes together and creates one pool.
2,600 litres of fuel
So when 1,300 litres of fuel are sold on Dec 4,
which litres are actually sold?
• 1,000 @ 72 cents?
• 1,000 @ 68 cents?
• 600 @ 70 cents?
Who knows? It’s too hard to
tell. So just apply FIFO
It may not be possible and practical to identify the actual cost of stock sold, e.g.
a petrol station
9.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
OF FIFO
Products where using FIFO is best (if inaccurate):
© Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use
FIFO will increase Net Profit in the short-term during times of rising stock prices
$10
$10
$10
$20
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$20
Business A
Uses FIFO
Stock sells for $30 per unit
$10
$10
$10
$20
$20
$20
Business B
Uses LIFO
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Sold
Sales Cost Profit
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2 60 20 40
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Sold
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$10
$10 Units
Sold
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6 180 90 90
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6 180 90 90
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3 90 60 30
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6 180 90 90
$20
$20
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6 180 90 90
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6 180 90 90
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$10
$10
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6 180 90 90
$20
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6 180 90 90
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6 180 90 90
$10
$10
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6 180 90 90
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6 180 90 90
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3 90 60 30
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6 180 90 90
$10
$20
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6 180 90 90
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$10
$10
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6 180 90 90
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6 180 90 90
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2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
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6 180 90 90
$10
$10
$20
$20
$20
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2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
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2 60 20 40
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6 180 90 90
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$10
$10
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6 180 90 90
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6 180 90 90
$10
$10
$10
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$20
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2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
9.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
OF FIFO
© Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use
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90
1 Unit 2 Units 3 Units 4 Units 5 Units 6 Units
Net Profit Made
Business A (FIFO) Business B (LIFO)
Units
Sold
Sales Cost Profit
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2 60 20 40
3 90 30 60
4 120 50 70
5 150 70 80
6 180 90 90
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Sales Cost Profit
1 30 20 10
2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
Business A
Business B
Units
Sold
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2 60 20 40
3 90 30 60
4 120 50 70
5 150 70 80
6 180 90 90
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2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
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2 60 20 40
3 90 30 60
4 120 50 70
5 150 70 80
6 180 90 90
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2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
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2 60 20 40
3 90 30 60
4 120 50 70
5 150 70 80
6 180 90 90
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2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
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6 180 90 90
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2 60 20 40
3 90 30 60
4 120 50 70
5 150 70 80
6 180 90 90
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2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
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6 180 90 90
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2 60 20 40
3 90 30 60
4 120 50 70
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6 180 90 90
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2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
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2 60 20 40
3 90 30 60
4 120 50 70
5 150 70 80
6 180 90 90
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1 30 20 10
2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
9.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
OF FIFO
© Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use
Business A
Uses FIFO
Business B
Uses LIFO
$10
$10
$10
$20
$20
$20
Units
Sold
Sales Cost Profit
1 30 10 20
2 60 20 40
3 90 30 60
4 120 50 70
5 150 70 80
6 180 90 90
$10
$10
$10
$20
$20
$20
Units
Sold
Sales Cost Profit
1 30 20 10
2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
FIFO increases Net Profit in the short-term in times of rising prices because:
 A firm adopting FIFO will sell the cheaper stock first – has a  cost of sales
 This results in a higher Net Profit
 But in the end, once ALL stock is sold, then Net Profit will be the same
Units
Sold
Sales Cost Profit
1 30 10 20
2 60 20 40
3 90 30 60
4 120 50 70
5 150 70 80
6 180 90 90
Units
Sold
Sales Cost Profit
1 30 20 10
2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
Units
Sold
Sales Cost Profit
1 30 10 20
2 60 20 40
3 90 30 60
4 120 50 70
5 150 70 80
6 180 90 90
Units
Sold
Sales Cost Profit
1 30 20 10
2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
Units
Sold
Sales Cost Profit
1 30 10 20
2 60 20 40
3 90 30 60
4 120 50 70
5 150 70 80
6 180 90 90
Units
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Sales Cost Profit
1 30 20 10
2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
$10
$10
$10
$20
$20
$10
$10
$20
$20
$20
9.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
OF FIFO
© Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use
 Disadvantages of FIFO:
Inaccurate for each transaction – the actual cost of each transaction is not identified,
instead an assumption is made that FIFO
Inflexible in times of changing prices – if the firm buys in bulk to get a discount, under
FIFO the benefit from this will not flow through to profit until the older units are sold
Limits management decision-making – what if the firm doesn’t actually want to sell the
oldest stock today, FIFO still assumes it does
FIFO will decrease Net Profit in the short-term during times of falling stock
prices
9.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
OF FIFO
© Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use
FIFO will decrease Net Profit in the short-term during times of falling stock
prices
Business A
Uses FIFO
Stock sells for $30 per unit
Business B
Uses LIFO
$20
$20
$20
$10
$10
$10
Units
Sold
Sales Cost Profit
1 30 20 10
2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
$20
$20
$20
$10
$10
$10
Units
Sold
Sales Cost Profit
1 30 10 20
2 60 20 40
3 90 30 60
4 120 50 70
5 150 70 80
6 180 90 90
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Sold
Sales Cost Profit
1 30 20 10
2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
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Sales Cost Profit
1 30 20 10
2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
$20 Units
Sold
Sales Cost Profit
1 30 20 10
2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
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2 60 20 40
3 90 30 60
4 120 50 70
5 150 70 80
6 180 90 90
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2 60 20 40
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4 120 50 70
5 150 70 80
6 180 90 90$10
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6 180 90 90
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2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
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2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
$20
$20
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6 180 90 90
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6 180 90 90
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6 180 90 90
$10
$10
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6 180 90 90
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4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
$20
$20
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6 180 90 90
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2 60 20 40
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6 180 90 90
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2 60 20 40
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4 120 50 70
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6 180 90 90
$10
$10
$10
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6 180 90 90
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6 180 90 90
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2 60 40 20
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4 120 70 50
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6 180 90 90
$20
$20
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2 60 20 40
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6 180 90 90
9.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
OF FIFO
© Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use
10
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1 Unit 2 Units 3 Units 4 Units 5 Units 6 Units
Net Profit Made
Business A (FIFO) Business B (LIFO)
Units
Sold
Sales Cost Profit
1 30 20 10
2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
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2 60 20 40
3 90 30 60
4 120 50 70
5 150 70 80
6 180 90 90
Business A
Business B
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2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
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6 180 90 90
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6 180 90 90
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1 30 10 20
2 60 20 40
3 90 30 60
4 120 50 70
5 150 70 80
6 180 90 90
9.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
OF FIFO
© Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use
FIFO decreases Net Profit in the short-term in times of falling prices because:
 A firm adopting FIFO will sell the more expensive stock first – has a  cost of sales
 This results in a lower Net Profit
 But in the end, once ALL stock is sold, then Net Profit will be the same
Business A
Uses FIFO
$20
$20
$20
$10
$10
$10
Units
Sold
Sales Cost Profit
1 30 20 10
2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
Business B
Uses LIFO
$20
$20
$10
Units
Sold
Sales Cost Profit
1 30 10 20
2 60 20 40
3 90 30 60
4 120 50 70
5 150 70 80
6 180 90 90
$20
$20
$20
$20
$10
$10
$10
Units
Sold
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1 30 20 10
2 60 40 20
3 90 60 30
4 120 70 50
5 150 80 70
6 180 90 90
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2 60 20 40
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9.7 Advantages and disadvantages of FIFO

  • 2. © Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use  Remember that FIFO is just an assumption – it’s probably not right in every instance  E.g. if 3 units were sold today, there’s very little chance they were actually three $200 units  It could have been any of the 3 units depending on how they were stored, which staff member it was that took it etc.  We just assume it was the first 3 units that came in Stock room for storing inventory $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 Mar 1st $210 $210 $210 Mar 9th $220 $220 $220 $220 $220 $220 $220 Mar 16th So if FIFO is not always right, why is it used then? 9.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FIFO
  • 3. © Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use  Advantages of FIFO: It saves time and money sent calculating the exact cost of every sale It simplifies the process of identifying the cost of sale so the owner and the firm can worry about other matters to keep the firm in business The cost of sales balances out as all stock is sold – the FIFO cost will match the actual cost eventually anyway It may not be possible and practical to identify the actual cost of stock sold, e.g. a petrol station FIFO will increase Net Profit in the short-term during times of rising stock prices 9.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FIFO
  • 4. © Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use Dec 1: tanker delivers 1,000 litres of fuel costing 72 cents per litre Dec 2: tanker delivers 1,000 litres of fuel costing 68 cents per litre 1,000 litres @ 72 cents 1,000 litres @ 68 cents Dec 3: tanker delivers 600 litres of fuel costing 70 cents per litre 600 litres @ 70 cents But in reality, each delivery of fuel does not sit on top of each the next as it is a liquid. The fuel mixes together and creates one pool. 2,600 litres of fuel So when 1,300 litres of fuel are sold on Dec 4, which litres are actually sold? • 1,000 @ 72 cents? • 1,000 @ 68 cents? • 600 @ 70 cents? Who knows? It’s too hard to tell. So just apply FIFO It may not be possible and practical to identify the actual cost of stock sold, e.g. a petrol station 9.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FIFO Products where using FIFO is best (if inaccurate):
  • 5. © Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use FIFO will increase Net Profit in the short-term during times of rising stock prices $10 $10 $10 $20 $20 $20 Business A Uses FIFO Stock sells for $30 per unit $10 $10 $10 $20 $20 $20 Business B Uses LIFO Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 $10 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90$20 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 $10 $10 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 $20 $20 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 $10 $10 $10 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 $20 $20 $20 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 $10 $10 $10 $20 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 $10 $20 $20 $20 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 $10 $10 $10 $20 $20 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 $10 $10 $20 $20 $20 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 $10 $10 $10 $20 $20 $20 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 $10 $10 $10 $20 $20 $20 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 9.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FIFO
  • 6. © Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use 20 40 60 70 80 90 10 20 30 50 70 90 1 Unit 2 Units 3 Units 4 Units 5 Units 6 Units Net Profit Made Business A (FIFO) Business B (LIFO) Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Business A Business B Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 9.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FIFO
  • 7. © Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use Business A Uses FIFO Business B Uses LIFO $10 $10 $10 $20 $20 $20 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 $10 $10 $10 $20 $20 $20 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 FIFO increases Net Profit in the short-term in times of rising prices because:  A firm adopting FIFO will sell the cheaper stock first – has a  cost of sales  This results in a higher Net Profit  But in the end, once ALL stock is sold, then Net Profit will be the same Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 $10 $10 $10 $20 $20 $10 $10 $20 $20 $20 9.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FIFO
  • 8. © Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use  Disadvantages of FIFO: Inaccurate for each transaction – the actual cost of each transaction is not identified, instead an assumption is made that FIFO Inflexible in times of changing prices – if the firm buys in bulk to get a discount, under FIFO the benefit from this will not flow through to profit until the older units are sold Limits management decision-making – what if the firm doesn’t actually want to sell the oldest stock today, FIFO still assumes it does FIFO will decrease Net Profit in the short-term during times of falling stock prices 9.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FIFO
  • 9. © Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use FIFO will decrease Net Profit in the short-term during times of falling stock prices Business A Uses FIFO Stock sells for $30 per unit Business B Uses LIFO $20 $20 $20 $10 $10 $10 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 $20 $20 $20 $10 $10 $10 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 $20 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90$10 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 $20 $20 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 $10 $10 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 $20 $20 $20 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 $10 $10 $10 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 $20 $20 $20 $10 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 $20 $10 $10 $10 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 $20 $20 $20 $10 $10 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 $20 $20 $10 $10 $10 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 $20 $20 $20 $10 $10 $10 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 $20 $20 $20 $10 $10 $10 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 9.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FIFO
  • 10. © Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use 10 20 30 50 70 90 20 40 60 70 80 90 1 Unit 2 Units 3 Units 4 Units 5 Units 6 Units Net Profit Made Business A (FIFO) Business B (LIFO) Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Business A Business B Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 9.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FIFO
  • 11. © Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use FIFO decreases Net Profit in the short-term in times of falling prices because:  A firm adopting FIFO will sell the more expensive stock first – has a  cost of sales  This results in a lower Net Profit  But in the end, once ALL stock is sold, then Net Profit will be the same Business A Uses FIFO $20 $20 $20 $10 $10 $10 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Business B Uses LIFO $20 $20 $10 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 $20 $20 $20 $20 $10 $10 $10 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 20 10 2 60 40 20 3 90 60 30 4 120 70 50 5 150 80 70 6 180 90 90 Units Sold Sales Cost Profit 1 30 10 20 2 60 20 40 3 90 30 60 4 120 50 70 5 150 70 80 6 180 90 90 $20 $20 $20 $10 $10 $20 $20 $10 $10 $10 9.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FIFO
  • 12. © Michael Allison, Trinity Grammar School. Author’s permission required for external use TASK In-class Homework Ex9.12 (c) X