Inventory at Net Realizable Value

International and U.S. accounting standards require companies to carry inventory on the balance sheet at the lower of cost or market (LCM).

With LCM an unrealized loss caused by a change that materially disconnects the in the fair market value of current inventory from the most recently reported book value of inventory must be immediately recognized.

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