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XXXY11y ago
Hi sir. can u explain this one? The closing inventory of X amounted to $116,400 excluding the following two inventory lines: 1. 400 items which had cost $4 each. All were sold after the reporting period for $3 each, with selling expenses of $200 for the batch. 2. 200 different items which had cost $30 each. These items were found to be defective at the end of the reporting period. Rectification work after the statement of financial position amounted to $1,200, after which they were sold for $35 each, with selling expenses totalling $300. Which of the following total figures should appear in the statement of financial position of X for inventory? A $122,300 B $121,900 C $122,900 D $123,300
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor11y ago#1
You will know from the free lectures that inventory should be valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. In the case of Item 1, the cost is $1600, and the NRV is $1000 ( (400 x 3) - 200). So they should be valued at NRV of $1,000 In the case of Item 2, the cost is $6000. The NRV is $5,500 ( (200 x 35) - 1200 - 300), So they should be valued at $5,500. At the moment, the inventory figure of 116400 excludes these two items, so the correct inventory is 116400 + the two values above. Hope that helps :-)
XXXY11y ago#2
thanks u sir. i did all, except did not exclude 1200 from (200 x 35)
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor11y ago#3
You are welcome :-)
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