Cost Flow Assumption

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An assumption made about the order in which units of inventory move into and out of an enterprise, used to compute inventory asset value and cost of goods sold in cases where the order of flow is not or cannot be identified. Possible assumptions include FIFO, LIFO, and weighted average.

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