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March 18, 2026The Accounting Review

The Effects of LIFO Inventory Costing on Resource Allocation: A Reply.

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RHRobert Halperin

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Overview

This reply addresses comments on LIFO inventory's impact on resource allocation, suggesting further implications.

Key Points

  • This article responds to critiques of the author's earlier work on LIFO inventory costing's impact on resource allocation.
  • Review of comments made by expert Harry Zvi Davis
  • Mathematical argument evaluation from a previous article
  • Analysis of LIFO vs. non-LIFO inventory impacts
  • Confirms earlier findings on resource allocation under LIFO
  • Indicates that ending inventory between LIFO and non-LIFO must be identical for Davis' conclusion to hold
  • Suggests that the probability of LIFO having no effect is low under certain conditions.

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Robert Halperin (1981) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba430d4e9516ffd37a3ed0https://doi.org/10.2308/tar-4481978
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Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

  1. 1The Effects of LIFO Inventory Costing on Resource Allocation: A Comment.1981
  2. 2The Effects of LIFO Inventory Costing on Resource Allocation: A Public Policy Perspective.1979
  3. 3Balance Sheet Impact of Using LIFO: An Empirical Study.1987
  4. 4THE MANAGERIAL USE OF DATA OBTAINABLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH LIFO.1956
  5. 5The Year-End LIFO Inventory Purchasing Decision: An Empirical Test.1994