The closer a company moves toward lean manufacturing processing, the more differences in unit costs between average costing and FIFO will be reduced.

Lean Manufacturing

A systematic method for waste minimization within a manufacturing system without sacrificing productivity, focusing on enhancing product value for the customer.

Unit Costs

Unit costs represent the total expenditure incurred by a company to produce, store, and sell one unit of a particular product or service.

Average Costing

A method of inventory valuation where all goods are assigned the average cost of all similar goods available during the period.