How do you get an average cost if you don't purchase an item, and without going through the Inventory Value Adjustment? Most of our Assy Parts have a Bill of Material so I can do a build as a work order, but the item on the BOM is a dummy part created JUST to be on a BOM for a build. This dummy part has no cost. This means the "total of bill of materials cost" is zero. Also, I have "we purchase this part from a vendor" so I can use the Manufacturer's Part Number field as a cross-reference field. The cost field is either for a purchase cost from a vendor, or a mark-up cost field used for setting sales price.
When I receive the parts into stock as a build, the Average Cost stays zero. How do I set a cost in Quickbooks that will adjust the average cost if the part isn't purchased? According to the help, the average cost field is ONLY adjusted if the part is purchased. How else can I adjust it without going through a Valuation adjustment???