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  • December 3, 2014 at 10:13 pm #217106
    Honey
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    Tan’s business has a gross margin of 40% on his sales. His opening inventory
    was $60,900 and closing inventory was valued at $96,890. Included in the closing
    inventory is some damaged goods which cost $9,800. These damaged goods can
    only be sold for $7,000 if further repair work was carried out at a cost of $780. The
    total sales is $1,400,000. What is the value of Tan’s purchases?

    I get this but I don’t know if its right .. please help
    sales 1,400,000
    Gross profit margin 1,400,000 X 100/60
    COS 2,333,333

    Closing inventory 60900
    less damaged goods (96890)
    Add selling price 70000
    Less repairs (780)
    ————
    adj CI balance 93310
    —————-

    Cos 2,333,333
    add CI 93310
    less OI (60900)
    ———
    Purchases 2 487543
    —————-

    December 4, 2014 at 1:11 am #217156
    Honey
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    I think i did COS wrong :
    Sales 1400000
    Cos 1400000x 60/100= 840000.. that’s it ?

    December 4, 2014 at 10:46 am #217257
    John Moffat
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    The question itself is a very poor one in that it does not say whether or not the inventory has been valued correctly.

    The cost of sales is 60% x 1400000 = 840,000

    The damaged goods should have been valued at the lower of cost and NRV. The cost is $9800. The NRV is 7000 – 780 = $6,220.

    To calculate the purchases we need to know the cost of the inventory. Assuming that the damaged ones had been included at NVR, then the cost will have been 3580 higher (9800 – 6220). So the total cost of closing inventory is 96,890 + 3580 = 100,470.

    So the purchases are 840,000 – 60,900 + 100,470 = 879,570

    December 4, 2014 at 1:20 pm #217321
    Honey
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    Thank you Sir !

    December 4, 2014 at 3:26 pm #217399
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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