Beginning Inventory - BI

  

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The level of inventory at the start of a time period.

The little old lady who lived in a shoe took her kids to Disneyworld. When they arrived, she took a head count and there were 12 children. On the drive home, she noted that there were 13 children in the car, one more than her beginning inventory. That's a felony in most states.

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the birds Yeah while their inventory to the car dealership

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inventory albeit kind of gross ish inventory especially after use

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gap Yep that cloth is inventory It isn't finished inventory

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prime time or a prime thigh or whatever But it's

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process right there at the balance sheet right there Okay

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Gse that's What people in the accounting bids say Cocks

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thie Inventory is a good but inventory is always good

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