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May 16, 2007

How do I calculate the cost of goods sold for a manufacturing company?

The calculation of the cost of goods sold for a manufacturing company is: Beginning Finished Goods Inventory + Cost of Goods Manufactured = Finished Goods Available for Sale - Ending Finished Goods Inventory = Cost of Goods Sold.

The formula can be rearranged to read: Cost of Goods Manufactured +/- the change in Finished Goods Inventory = Cost of Goods Sold. If the Finished Goods Inventory decreased, then the amount of this decrease is added to the Cost of Goods Manufactured. If the Finished Goods Inventory increased, then the amount of this increase is deducted from the Cost of Goods Manufactured.

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22 Responses to “How do I calculate the cost of goods sold for a manufacturing company?”

  1. aruna patil on February 8th, 2008 8:26 am

    Dear Sir,
    I have confusion about whether capital loss or gain included in income statement or not

  2. Asharafali on April 17th, 2008 8:19 am

    sales- (opening stock +purchases+direct exp)

  3. hanna on April 26th, 2008 2:08 pm

    i think net profit or loss is included in the income statement and the capital gain and loss is in balance sheet,coz the capital gain=capital of the previous year+net profit of the year for which we are making balancesheet.and capital is shareholders equity so it will be in the balance sheet

  4. alam on June 11th, 2008 2:35 am

    how to calculate new firm financial aspect

  5. Amit on July 16th, 2008 4:35 am

    How do I calculate manufacturing cost of vehicle in automobile industry.

  6. Liyana on December 15th, 2008 11:33 pm

    Dear Sir,

    what is the diference between cost of sales (manufactured) and cost of sales (purchased). I got the following figure:

    Opening stock (finished goods):$335137
    Purchases: $8861268
    Production cost of goods completed: $22559
    Closing Stock: $608224

  7. parameswar on January 14th, 2009 6:15 am

    excelent

  8. Animesh on January 14th, 2009 6:21 am

    excelent

  9. cinia on January 17th, 2009 9:08 pm

    How to calucalate cost of goods manufacture

  10. Boyet on February 1st, 2009 8:31 pm

    Is the Allowance for inventory obsolescence should be included in inventory end balance in calculating Cost of Goods Manufactured & Sold? Thanks

  11. Madeeha on March 15th, 2009 3:29 pm

    i want the calculation of COGS in numeric form an example of it pls help!!!!!!!!!

  12. baryalai zazai on April 30th, 2009 3:57 pm

    i want the calculation of COGS in numeric form with example please?

  13. sanjay on May 12th, 2009 7:00 am

    i have purchase wood some sold and some r given on rent baiss how would i find the closing stock

  14. Mike on July 26th, 2009 4:07 am

    I need help. I cannot calculate the cost of goods sold to get the turnover ratio. I can get the number of days it takes the goods to sell from the shelf. It says to look on the financial statement for the invenory beginning and end but it does not list this on the statement sheet or the balance sheet. Please help
    Thank you Mike

  15. Edmond on August 7th, 2009 11:21 am

    How do I know that I do the right calculation or do a right costing for a beret manufacturing?
    Can you illustrate a sample.
    Thanks

  16. coenie on August 26th, 2009 8:31 am

    if i include my staff salaries in my manufacturing cost the it throughs me completely out of the market. Should it be include it or does it form part of direct company expense

  17. ACoach on August 26th, 2009 8:40 am

    Only the staff of the manufacturing operations should be included in the manufacturing costs. General staff employees should not be part of the manufacturing costs. Rather, the general staff salaries will be part of the Selling, General and Administrative (SG&A) Expense in the accounting period in which they work.

  18. uzor on September 19th, 2009 1:55 pm

    how do i calculate cost of goods sold? given inventory turn over, quick ratio, current liabilities and current ratio

  19. zem on October 6th, 2009 4:49 pm

    How do i calculate trade and retail selling price .
    From the manufacturing cost of X

  20. MONY on October 20th, 2009 9:18 am

    I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR YOUR TEACHING MATERIALS………

  21. Sangha on October 22nd, 2009 1:44 am

    why land aren’t depreciation?

  22. Chel on November 15th, 2009 10:57 am

    Land isn’t depreciated as a practice in the US. It could be if the owners chose to but because it is not “used up” so to speak it is reported as fair value.

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