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- May 2, 2012 at 7:29 pm #52464
The closing inventory at cost of a company at 31 January 2003 amounted to $284, 700.
The following items were included at cost in the total:
1. 400 coats, which had cost $80 each and normally sold for $ 150 each. Owing to a defect in manufacture, they were all sold after the reporting date at 50% of their normal price. Selling expenses amounted to 5% of the proceeds.2. 800 skirts, which had cost $ 20 each. These too were found to be defective. Remedial work in February 2003 cost $5 per skirt, and selling expenses for the batch totalled $800. They were sold for $28 each.
What should the inventory value be according to IAS 2 Inventories after considering the above items?
A. $281,200
B. $282,800
C. $329,200
D. None of theseMay 2, 2012 at 7:48 pm #97034remember,
inventory value is lower of cost and NRV.case 1.
cost=400*80=32,000
NRV(net realisable value)=95%*400*75(95% bcoz we deduct selling expense 5%)
=28,500
inventory value is lower of Cost and NRV.
here, NRV is lower than cost. so inventory value becomes 28,500case 2.
cost=800*20=16,000
NRV=800*28-800*5-800=17600here cost is lower, so inventory is 16,000.
closing value=284,700-32,000+28,500=281,200.ans.
May 3, 2012 at 2:49 am #97035Not really understanding, could you explain the NRV part for me, will be appreciated.
May 3, 2012 at 5:51 am #97036case 1
proceeds=50%*150*400=30000
selling expense=5%*30000=1500
NRV=proceeds -selling expense=30,000-1,500=28,500case2.
proceeds=28*800=22,400
remedial work costs=5*800=4,000
selling expense=800NRV=proceeds-remedial work costs-selling expense
=22,400-4,000-800
=17,600post ur doubts if any.
May 4, 2012 at 5:16 pm #97037At 30 September 2003 the closing inventory of a company amounted to $386,400.
The following items were included in this total at cost:
1,000 items which had cost $18 each. These items were all sold in October 2003 for $15 with selling expenses of $800.
Five items which had been in inventory since 19W3, when they were purchased for $100 each, sold in October 203 for $100 each, net of selling expenses.
What figure should appear in the companies statement of financial position at 30 September 2003 for inventory?
A. $382, 600
B. $384,200
C. $387, 100
D. $400,600May 5, 2012 at 1:38 am #97038item 1.
cost =1000*18=18,000.
NRV=1000*15-800=14,200inventory value = 14,200.
item 2,
cost =5*100=500
NRV=5*100=500
no change.closing inventory=386400-18,000+14,200=382,600.
just check the ans.
May 5, 2012 at 4:49 am #97039For item 2, it should have been sold in October 2003 for $1000 each, net of selling price.
May 8, 2012 at 8:02 am #97040Vipin, For the first qn, ur final equation is closing value=284,700-32,000+28,500=281,200.ans.
why r u minusing 32000 and adding 28500.
May 8, 2012 at 10:38 pm #97041previous entry was 32,000 and the new entry is 28,500.
it is a logic, erase the previous entry, for that i deduct 32,000.
write the new entry, for that i added 28,500.May 8, 2012 at 10:39 pm #97042@queeenshana said:
For item 2, it should have been sold in October 2003 for $1000 each, net of selling price.i didnt understand , what u r asking me?
May 13, 2012 at 2:52 pm #97043@queeenshana said:
For item 2, it should have been sold in October 2003 for $1000 each, net of selling price.You should correct your inventory if your net realisable value is lower than cost.
In this case you have inventory accounted at $100 each item, and you sell it at higher price ($1000 each item), it means that your inventory in Balance sheet is OK (it isn’t overstated) and you don’t need to correct your inventory.
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umm it all comes from an accounting concept called PRUDENCE which means being cautious about fore-loss and not taking account of fore-gain, that is deduct the loss you can perceive but can not take account of the future profit until it is realised…..therefore we go with the net realisable value and the cost, if the net realisable value is less than cost it means there is a loss, so we take account of the loss and deduct it from assets id est closing inventory a current asset
if you go by your question the 400 coats are sold at 80 each id est 32000 for the lot
and can be sold at 75 each that is (400*75)=30,000 plus there is an expense which directly relates to selling, we call it selling expense of 5% that is (30000*5%)=1500 so net realizable value is (30,000-1500)=28500
now compare it with your cost u get a loss of 3500 simply deduct it from the closing inventoryJune 22, 2012 at 6:02 pm #97045AnonymousInactive- Topics: 0
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and for item 2 your asking it should have been 1000 instead of 100 each it again goes with the prudence concept and future gains cannot be antipated until realised so no change for that cost (5*100)=500
net realisable value (5*1000)=5000 furure gain is ignored u can later add it to profit in the income statement but not until u sold it, but future losses which are more likely than not should be taken into account now as a lossJuly 4, 2012 at 11:09 am #97048AnonymousInactive- Topics: 0
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@Vipin
Those are great answers. You have helped me understand inventory better. Thanks#July 4, 2012 at 11:11 am #97049AnonymousInactive- Topics: 0
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March 14, 2015 at 3:41 pm #232376Hi Vipin,
I would like to ask you about the below solution u solved. I didn’t get the last step the calculation of the closing value=284,700-32,000+28,500=281,200.ans
Could u explain this?
Is there any formular for this?vipin70 said:
remember inventory value is lower of cost and NRV.
case 1
cost=400*80=32,000& NRV(net realisable value)=95%*400*75(95% bcoz we deduct selling expense 5%)
=28,500
inventory value is lower of Cost and NRV
here, NRV is lower than cost. so inventory value becomes 28,500
case 2
cost=800*20=16,000
NRV=800*28-800*5-800=17600
here cost is lower, so inventory is 16,000
closing value=284,700-32,000+28,500=281,200.ansMarch 14, 2015 at 5:36 pm #232393Seiha: There is no formula. I suggest that you watch the free lecture on Inventory. It must be valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.
March 14, 2015 at 6:24 pm #232398Thanks for your fast reply and suggestion. I’ll read them again carefully.
September 29, 2020 at 12:24 am #586946Since transaction two occured in October but the period ended in September why is transaction two included? When I asked my prof he said IAS 10 but didn’t go in detail. Upon doing research I saw that the sale of inventories is an adjusting event if it gives evidence of the net realiziable value (which is why i guess transaction one is included), however, in the case of transaction two its valued at cost so why is it still included in the closing balance for September?
August 31, 2021 at 11:37 am #633643Purchase price of an item is $5. The estimated selling price is $7 & commission of $.50 per unit needs to be paid to sales representative.
What will be the NRV for the item?
Thanks in advance.
August 31, 2021 at 5:56 pm #633677Why on earth do you not watch the free lectures on the valuation of inventory?
September 22, 2021 at 12:41 pm #636056Purchase price = $5
Selling price = $7
Commission = $0.50NRV: 7-0.5 = $6.5
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