Publicly held companies allow investors to purchase small portions of the business, called shares. Each share gives an investor more interest, or ownership, in the company, allowing investors to earn ...

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Determining the value of inventory is an important part of accounting. In order to calculate the profit on a sale, a cost must be assigned to the item sold. A business that is selling large amounts of ...