Thanks. I will continue looking it at this way. F. Chris Miller <[email protected]> schrieb am Mi., 2. Okt. 2024, 16:28:
> Hi Flavio, > > > I will think about whether I want to consider the shipping expense as > part > > of the value of the goods I bought or not. I understand the difference > and > > keeping shipping costs separated from the goods value looks correct to > me. > > However, I always considered shipping costs as part of the goods value. I > > thought "I paid 220 for this guitar, even though 20 are for shipping, so > to > > me it's worth 220" (I know this is wrong, because shipping doesn't add > > value to the goods). > > It is not wrong. Shipping does add to the value. The difference between > potatoes in a field and potatoes in a store is basically shipping. You pay > more for potatoes in a store because there is a cost to get them there. > > You paid $200 for the guitar and $20 for shipping. If you sold the guitar > for $200, are you breaking even? > > The book value of an asset is the cost to acquire and deploy that asset. > Shipping is clearly an acquisition or deployment cost. > -- > Chris. > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
