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INVENTORY
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
INVENTORY  
INVENTORY

NOTE 16 – INVENTORY

Inventories in the Consolidated Balance Sheet is comprised of the following components:

    

December 31, 

    

2024

    

2023

Raw materials

$

153,596

$

160,809

Work-in-process

 

123,406

 

125,756

Finished goods

 

267,035

 

276,299

Total

$

544,037

$

562,864

The valuation of LIFO inventories is made at the end of each year based on inventory levels and costs at that time. Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations are based on management’s estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and costs. Actual year-end inventory levels and costs may differ from interim LIFO inventory valuations. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, approximately 35% and 37% of total inventories, respectively, were valued using the LIFO method. The excess of current cost over LIFO cost was $120,633 at December 31, 2024 and $129,946 at December 31, 2023, or a benefit of $9,313 in 2024 and $3,963 in 2023.