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QAQuốc Anh10y ago
Please help me this question because I have some things misunderstanding At the 31 March 20X2 a company had oil in hand to be used for heating costing $8,200 and an unpaid heating oil bill for $3,600 At 31 March 20X3 the heating oil in hand was $9,300 and there was outstanding heating oil bill of $3,200 Payments made for oil during year ended March 20X3 totalled $34,600 Based on these figures, what amount should appear in statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the year? I worked: Because oil was used for the opening $8,200 that makes the increase in oil expense... Unpaid $3,600 will be reverse that makes decrease in oil expense Outstanding bill will be a accrual cost and make the increse in expense Payments will debit in oil expense correspondenly to cash...etc I dont understand heating oil cost was 9,300? Will it account for in oil expense make that account increase or decrese...can you help me?
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor10y ago#1
The oil purchases during the year = 34,600 - 3,600 + 3,200. When you have calculated how much oil was purchases, then the oil actually used during the year (and therefore the expense) = opening inventory + purchases - closing inventory.
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