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Under this method material is first issued from the earliest consignment on hand priced at
the cost at which that consignment was placed in the stores.
This Method is most suitable in times of falling prices because the issue price of material to
jobs or works orders will be high while the cost of replacement of material will be low.
This method is sometimes known as the replacement cost method because materials are
issued at the current cost to jobs or work orders except when purchases were made long
ago.
This method is suitable in times of rising prices. Because material will be issued from the
latest consignment at a price which is closely related to the current price level.
This method was first introduced in the U.S.A during the Second World War to get the
advantages of rising prices.