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The aim is to clarify the classification of inventories in corporate balance sheets and their valuation.

A New Look at the Classification of Inventories.

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The article analyzes the classification of inventories in balance sheets, suggesting implications for financial reporting.

The aim is to clarify the classification of inventories in corporate balance sheets and their valuation.
Examines definitions and classifications of inventories.
Analyzes balance sheets of corporations focusing on asset types.
Discusses historical cost versus current value.
Clarifies that unexpired costs mainly apply to plant and equipment.
Identifies current assets as those likely to be liquidated in the operating cycle.
Highlights discrepancies between historical cost and current value over time.

Jack J. Kempner (1960) studied this question.

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