price whichever is the lower, and it is now generally accepted as an established rule of commercial practice and accountancy." In A.L.A. Firm vs. C.I.T. [1991] Vol.189 I.T.R. (S.C.) page 285, the Court said that as against the valuation of the stock at cost or market whichever is lower, valuation of the closing stock at the market value will invariably