Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Principles of Accounting outline · Section B: Stock, Control and Specialised Accounts
Contents / notes
- Meaning and purpose of stock valuation
- Methods of stock valuation, including FIFO, LIFO and simple average
- Advantages and disadvantages of the methods
Candidate objectives
- Determine the value of materials issued to the production department using FIFO, LIFO and simple average.
- Calculate the closing stock of materials or finished goods using FIFO, LIFO and simple average.
- Compare the advantages and disadvantages of each method of stock valuation.
- Determine the effects of stock valuation on elements of the income statement.
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