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When using a perpetual inventory in AccountRight, your inventory's monetary value is tracked using the average costing method.

Unlike other valuing methods, such as First in First Out (FIFO), the average costing method values your inventory by calculating its weighted average value, using the formula: Average Cost=Total Value of the item÷Total Quantity of items.

You can view the average cost of an item in the Item Information window > Profile tab:

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Let's take a look at an example of how this would work in everyday business.

From this example, you'll notice your average cost rose by $1.00 after purchasing the second lot of glasses. This number will be automatically calculated and updated after each purchase. Another transaction that can impact the average cost is inventory adjustments. 

What affects average cost?

As shown in the example above, average cost is calculated after each purchase.

An item's average cost will also be recalculated if you make any of these changes to a recorded bill:

• enter a memo

• update the ship to address on the bill screen

• change the date

• change the purchase number

• enter a supplier invoice number

Need to adjust the average cost? You'll need to make an inventory adjustment.

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