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FATRADE DISCOUNTS

SSuleyman8y ago
Sasha has prepared draft income statement for her business Sales 256800$ Opening inventory 13400$ Purchases 145000$ Closing inventory 14200$ Gross profit 144200$ Expenses 76000 Net profit 36,600$ Sasha has not yet recorded the following items: Carriage in of 2300$ Discounts received of 3900$ Discounts allowed of 1950$ After these amounts are recorded,what are the revised gross and net profits of Sasha’s business? My solution: (after record)Sales= 256800$(sales)-1950$ (discount allowed) =254850$ (after record)Purchases=145000$(purchases)+2300$(carriage in)-3900$ (discount received)=143400$ In this case: (after records)Gross profit=254850$-(13400$+143400$-14200$)=112250$ (after records)net profit=112250$-76000$=36250$ My solution and ANSWERS are correct?? Because answers of variants are so Gross Profit Net profit A)108350 36250 B)108350 28450 C)110300 28450 D)110300 36250 Here,there is not correct anwer which l determine
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor8y ago#1
You have mistyped the question (or there is a typing mistake in your book). The draft gross profit is not 144,200 (that is the cost of goods sold). The draft gross profit is 112,600. Also, you have headed up your question 'trade discounts'. The discounts here cannot be trade discounts because trade discounts are not recorded separately. They can only be discounts for early payment. These discounts allowed and received do not affect the gross profit. They affect the net profit. Only carriage inwards affects the gross profit (and obviously the net profit as well). So the correct gross profit is 112,600 - 2,300 = 110,300. The correct net profit is 36,600 - 2,300 - 1,950 + 3,900 = 36,250 Why are you attempting questions for which you do not have answers? You should be using a Revision Kit from one of the ACCA approved publishers - they have answers and workings :-)
SSuleyman8y ago#2
Thank you for reply ?n that case, are these settlement (cash)discounts?
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor8y ago#3
Yes - they are settlement discounts (discounts for early payment). It is only settlement discounts that are recorded separately.
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