ECONOMIC ENTITY Definition

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ECONOMIC ENTITY accounting concept that provides context or 'point of view' for the economic events (i.e., transactions) captured by the financial statements. In short, it answers the questions, 'Whose asset is it?'; 'Whose liability is it?'

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FINISHED GOODS INVENTORY (FGI) is that portion of goods in inventory which have completed manufacture and are available for sale.

COGS (COST OF GOODS) RATIO = COGS / Total Sales.

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