On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Cédric Krier <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 09/02/12 03:14 -0800, Okko Huisman wrote:
> > On Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:57:31 PM UTC+1, Cédric Krier wrote:
> > >
> > > On 08/02/12 12:29 -0800, Okko Huisman wrote:
> > > > For me the costprice is a field that is directly linked to the value
> of
> > > > your goods in the warehouse.The costprice is used to make account
> moves
> > > for
> > > > Stock and COGS for stock moves related to the warehouse.
> > > >
> > > > In case of drop shipment the warehouse is not involved and there is a
> > > > direct link between the sales and purchase. The most accurate COGS is
> > > the
> > > > value of the purchase.
> > > >
> > > > Answers:
> > > > - Is such moves must change the average cost price or not?
> > > > No
> > > > - Is such moves must behave like if the cost price was fix?
> > > > No, I think we should use the price from purchase as the costprice
> for
> > > such
> > > > moves.
> > >
> > > This is perhaps the common practice but for me this is not logical.
> > > Because you change the method of the valuation of the goods.
> >
> > The 'method of valuation' is about the valuation of your stock. Drop
> > shipment is not
> > about stock.
>
> But if you have to re-build your stock, the price will be closer to the
> one of the drop shipment.
>

True but stock valuation is not about the future value (rebuilding) of your
stock. It is about your current physical stock.

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