Purchase price variance allocation - example 2

This topic gives examples of the documents that you create and the transactions that the system generates for purchase price variance allocation.

The examples assume that:

  • You select Inventory account as the allocation mode for purchase price variance (PPV) amounts.
  • You assign the Average cost valuation method to the purchased items.
  • Some quantities of the purchased items were issued (sold) between the date of the receipt and the date of the invoice.

Step 1 - Create a purchase receipt

In the Purchase receipts (PO302000) window, you create a purchase receipt for the following items.

Purchase receipt

ItemQuantityUnit costAmount
Item 1102502500
Item 2231202760
Item 3153805700
Total:10960

When you release the purchase receipt, the system creates the following transactions.

General ledger transactions generated for the inventory receipt

AccountDebit amountCredit amount
Inventory (Item 1)25000
Inventory (Item 2)27600
Inventory (Item 3)57000
Purchase accrual:010960

Step 2 - Create an inventory issue

During the next few days, you sell some quantities of the items. The system generates an inventory issue with the following lines.

Inventory issue

ItemQuantityUnit costAmount
Item 172501750
Item 2231202760
Item 353801900
Total:6410

As a result of this inventory issue, the system generates the following transactions.

General ledger transactions generated for the issue (sale)

AccountDebit amountCredit amount
Inventory (Item 1)17500
Inventory (Item 2)27600
Inventory (Item 3)19000
Expense (COGS)06410

Step 3 - Create an invoice

In the Purchase invoices (AP301000) window, select Actions - Create purchase invoice.

When you receive and enter the purchase invoice for the initial quantities of the items, you enter the following information.

Purchase invoice

ItemQuantityUnit costAmount
Item 1104504500
Item 2232004600
Item 3151802700
Total:11800

When you release the purchase invoice, the system creates the following transactions.

General ledger transactions generated for the purchase invoice

AccountDebit amountCredit amount
Purchase accrual118000
Supplier ledger011800

When you release this invoice, the system also creates an inventory adjustment with the following lines.

Inventory adjustment

ItemExtended cost
Item 1600
Item 3-2000
Item 1 (PPV expense)1400
Item 2 (PPV expense)1840
Item 3 (PPV expense)-1000

When you release this adjustment, the system generates the following transactions.

General ledger transactions generated for the inventory adjustment

AccountDebit amountCredit amount
Inventory (Item 1)6000
Inventory (Item 3)02000
PPV expense (Item 1)14000
PPV expense (Item 2)18400
PPV expense (Item 3)01000
Purchase accrual02000
Purchase accrual01840
Purchase accrual30000
Last modified February 19, 2026