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CIPS L4M7 Exam - Topic 12 Question 70 Discussion

Company XYZ is a candy manufacturer. Company XYZ makes a batch of 1,000 Christmas candy canes that are no longer edible after December 31. Company XYZ is able to sell 750 canes of the batch, but the other 250 are sitting in the warehouse. December 31 comes, and these candy canes is no longer sell-able. The batch of 250 candy canes belongs to which type of inventory?
A) Obsolete inventory
B) Buffer stock
C) Redundant inventory
D) Stockout

CIPS L4M7 Exam - Topic 12 Question 70 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIPS's L4M7 exam
Question #: 70
Topic #: 12
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Company XYZ is a candy manufacturer. Company XYZ makes a batch of 1,000 Christmas candy canes that are no longer edible after December 31. Company XYZ is able to sell 750 canes of the batch, but the other 250 are sitting in the warehouse. December 31 comes, and these candy canes is no longer sell-able. The batch of 250 candy canes belongs to which type of inventory?

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Obsolescent stock is stock, usually finished goods, which is in good condition and satisfactory working but for which demand is irreversibly falling towards zero. Once this demand reaches zero the stock can be considered 'obsolete'. It cannot be used or sold in its current state. Food ingredients (like candy canes) which are out of date are another example.


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by Jill at Mar 30, 2026, 05:17 PM

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Olive
11 hours ago
I think it's A) Obsolete inventory. They can't sell them anymore.
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Teresita
6 days ago
Seems like a waste, but yeah, obsolete makes sense.
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Roxane
11 days ago
Wait, are they really unsellable after December 31?
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Giuseppe
16 days ago
No way, it's redundant inventory for sure.
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Giuseppe
2 months ago
I think it's just buffer stock.
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Kimbery
2 months ago
Definitely obsolete inventory!
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Lashawnda
3 months ago
I feel like redundant inventory could apply here, but it seems more like obsolete since they can't be sold after the date.
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Renea
3 months ago
I'm a bit confused about the terms. Isn't buffer stock something different? I thought it was for items kept to prevent stockouts.
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Sylvia
3 months ago
I remember a practice question about perishable goods, and I think they referred to unsold items as obsolete too.
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Jose
4 months ago
I think the candy canes that can't be sold anymore might be considered obsolete inventory, but I'm not entirely sure.
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