Which item type refers to items you buy, assemble, and then sell?

• A. Service items
• B. Inventory assembly
• C. Non-inventory parts
• D. Inventory parts

Answer: (B)

Understanding how QuickBooks tracks finished goods created by assembling components helps you pick the right item type. An Inventory Assembly item represents a finished product that is made from other items you purchase and stock as inventory. You record the components (as inventory parts), then perform a build to create the assembled product, which increases the finished goods inventory and decreases the component inventories. This setup is exactly for items that you buy, assemble, and then sell.

Other options don’t fit as well. Service items are for labor or services, not physical goods. Inventory parts are items you buy and stock, but they aren’t created by assembling other items. Non-inventory parts are purchased items not tracked in inventory. So the scenario described—buying components, assembling them, and selling the finished item—matches the Inventory Assembly type.