Cost of Sales

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Cost of sales is the caption commonly used on a manufacturer’s income statement instead of the caption cost of goods sold or cost of products sold.

The cost of sales for a manufacturer is the cost of finished goods in its beginning inventory plus the cost of goods manufactured minus the cost of finished goods in ending inventory.

The cost of sales does not include selling expenses or general and administrative expenses, which are commonly referred to as SG&A.