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Measurement of Business Inventories
Measurement of Business Inventories
Murray F. Foss
,
Gary Fromm
& Irving Rottenberg , authors
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Published Date
January 1981
Copyright
1981
ISBN
PUBLISHER
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U.S. Census Bureau
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Table of Contents
Front matter, foreword, preface, table of contents
Author(s):
Murray F. Foss
, Gary Fromm & Irving Rottenberg
Chapter 1:
Introduction, Major Findings and Recommendations
Author(s):
Murray F. Foss
, Gary Fromm & Irving Rottenberg (p. 1-8)
Chapter 2:
The Accounting Bases for Valuing Inventories
Author(s):
Murray F. Foss
, Gary Fromm & Irving Rottenberg (p. 9-15)
Chapter 3:
Bureau of Census Estimates of Book Values and Inventories
Author(s):
Murray F. Foss
, Gary Fromm & Irving Rottenberg (p. 16-38)
Chapter 4:
Measuring Inventory Change in the National Accounts
Author(s):
Murray F. Foss
, Gary Fromm & Irving Rottenberg (p. 39-52)
Chapter 5:
Prices Used in Estimating Inventories and Inventory Change
Author(s):
Murray F. Foss
, Gary Fromm & Irving Rottenberg (p. 53-65)
Chapter 6:
LIFO
Author(s):
Murray F. Foss
, Gary Fromm & Irving Rottenberg (p. 66-74)
Chapter 7:
Changing Methods of Inventory Valuation: The Impact of LIFO on Inventory and Profits Statistics
Author(s):
Murray F. Foss
, Gary Fromm & Irving Rottenberg (p. 75-96)
Chapter 8:
Interim Reporting
Author(s):
Murray F. Foss
, Gary Fromm & Irving Rottenberg (p. 97-108)
Chapter 9:
The Reporting Unit in the Collection of Inventory Statistics
Author(s):
Murray F. Foss
, Gary Fromm & Irving Rottenberg (p. 109-115)
Chapter 10:
Indirect and Overhead Production Costs and the Problem of Full Cost Absorption
Author(s):
Murray F. Foss
, Gary Fromm & Irving Rottenberg (p. 116-123)
Chapter 11:
Accounting for Long-Term Production Contracts
Author(s):
Murray F. Foss
, Gary Fromm & Irving Rottenberg (p. 124-131)
Chapter 12:
Inventories in Agriculture, Public Utilities and Construction
Author(s):
Murray F. Foss
, Gary Fromm & Irving Rottenberg (p. 132-141)
Chapter 13:
Stock-Sales Ratios; Physical Stocks; Market Categories
Author(s):
Murray F. Foss
, Gary Fromm & Irving Rottenberg (p. 142-150)
Chapter 14:
Statistics on Unfilled Orders
Author(s):
Murray F. Foss
, Gary Fromm & Irving Rottenberg (p. 151-162)
Appendixes
Author(s):
Murray F. Foss
, Gary Fromm & Irving Rottenberg (p. 163-208)
Index
Author(s):
Murray F. Foss
, Gary Fromm & Irving Rottenberg (p. 209-211)
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