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More Capital Journal: Debt-Talks Stalemate Masks Real Progress Among Democrats' revenue proposals is a change to a common method for valuing businesses' inventories called last-in-first-out, or LIFO.
Negotiators Wrangle on Taxes Naftali Bendavid 2011
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I wish Eggers and Galegari well on their tutoring initiative, but I urge them to avoid the briar patch of "low pay" unless they understand the enormous costs already absorbed by such system inefficiencies as single salary pay schedules, last-in-first-out LIFO hiring rigidities, and, of course, tenure.
Peter Meyer: Squaring the Teacher Salary Circle: It Can Be Done Peter Meyer 2011
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Now they can look elsewhere without the fear of falling victim to last-in-first-out layoffs.
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Now they can look elsewhere without the fear of falling victim to last-in-first-out layoffs.
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Operating margin fell to 2.3% from 2.6% as merchandise costs—including advertising, warehousing, transportation and a last-in-first-out charge—rose 14%.
Kroger's Profit Rises 7.3% Melodie Warner 2011
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The last-in-first-out or LIFO method lets companies figure the cost of goods they have sold at the most recent market prices paid, even if they purchased the items at lower prices.
Deficit Talks Focus on Taxes John D. McKinnon 2011
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I wish Eggers and Galegari well on their tutoring initiative, but I urge them to avoid the briar patch of "low pay" unless they understand the enormous costs already absorbed by such system inefficiencies as single salary pay schedules, last-in-first-out LIFO hiring rigidities, and, of course, tenure.
Peter Meyer: Squaring the Teacher Salary Circle: It Can Be Done Peter Meyer 2011
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The last-in-first-out or LIFO method lets companies figure the cost of goods they have sold at the most recent market prices paid, even if they purchased the items at lower prices.
Deficit Talks Focus on Taxes John D. McKinnon 2011
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The decision was hailed as an important blow to last-in-first-out.
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Buried on page 29 of Wednesday ' s report was a proposal to eliminate last-in-first-out, or LIFO, accounting for inventories.
Fight for Your LIFO Liam Denning 2010
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