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Case Study: Big Stix Bats Co.
Big Stix Bats Co. Strives to be the most accurate and efficinet sporting equipment company we can. To track our inventory our company uses the FIFO method or first in, first out method where our company sells our old inventory at sales price that first reached the manufacturing store BEFORE we sell the new inventory. This method is more appealing to our company stardegy as our goal to to minimize tax expenses assosicated with our assets is accomplished and investors that realize this stardegy benefit more.

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