CHAPTER 7 Inventories
CP 7–3 (Concluded)
d. The advantages of the perpetual inventory system include the following:
(1) A perpetual inventory system provides an effective means of control
(2) A perpetual inventory system provides an accurate method for
determining inventories used in the preparation of interim statements.
(3) A perpetual inventory system provides an aid for maintaining inventories
at optimum levels. Frequent review of the perpetual inventory records
April 31,000 units 16,000 units 15,000 units 15,000 units 16,000 units
May 33,000 16,000 17,000 32,000 20,000
(Decrease) in
Sales Inventor
Month Purchases
Increase
End of Month Sales
Inventory at Next Month’s
7-50