Glossary

Cost of goods sold (COGS)

What the products you sold cost you, over a set period.

Cost of goods sold = starting inventory + purchases − ending inventory

If you started the year with $20,000 of stock, bought $50,000 more, and ended with $25,000, your cost of goods sold was $45,000. Including landed cost in your purchases makes the figure, and your margins, more accurate.

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