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mini exercise – cost of sales

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  • This topic has 5 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 7 years ago by MikeLittle.
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  • January 26, 2018 at 8:31 am #433079
    babysnow88
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    hi sir

    His rival down the road achieves a gross margin of 15%. His closing inventory was 30% higher than the opening inventory. Sales in the year were $450,000 and purchases were $400,000.

    What was the opening inventory?

    how to get cl inv figure?

    thank you sir

    January 26, 2018 at 2:40 pm #433155
    MikeLittle
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    Hint: Let opening inventory be “x”

    Can you take it from there?

    January 26, 2018 at 3:29 pm #433171
    babysnow88
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    Op inv + purchases – cl inv = cost of sales

    x + 400k – 0.3x = 382.5k
    x – 0.3x = 17.5k
    x = 17.5/0.3
    = 58.333k
    cl inv =58333 x 1.3
    = 75833

    Correct? I think something wrong with my calculation

    January 26, 2018 at 3:36 pm #433175
    MikeLittle
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    No, closing inventory is 30% higher than opening inventory

    So closing inventory must be 1.3x

    Go from there

    January 26, 2018 at 3:49 pm #433180
    babysnow88
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    1x + 400k – 1.3x = 382.5k
    1x – 1.3x = 400k – 382.5k
    1x – 1.3x = 17.5k
    0.3x = 17.5k
    x = 17.5÷0.3
    =58.333k
    Is ok?

    January 26, 2018 at 3:58 pm #433197
    MikeLittle
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    That looks good to me, well done

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