Financial AccountingReceivables-MCQs

1. The inventory value for the financial statements of Q for the year ended 31 December 20X4 was based on an inventory count on 4 January 20X5, which gave a total inventory value of $836,200.
Between 31 December and 4 January 20X5, the following transactions took place:

What adjusted figure should be included in the financial statements for inventories at 31 December 20X4?

2. A company values its inventory using the first in, first out (FIFO) method. At 1 May 20X2 the company had 700 engines in inventory, valued at $190 each.

During the year ended 30 April 20X3 the following transactions took place:
20X2
01-Jul      Purchased 500 engines at $220 each
01-Nov     Sold 400 engines for $160,000
20X3
01-Feb      Purchased 300 engines at $230 each
15-Apr       Sold 250 engines for $125,000

What is the value of the company’s closing inventory of engines at 30 April 20X3?

3. Cost of goods manufactured – opening work in process + ending work in process =?

4. Which of the following costs may be included when arriving at the cost of finished goods inventory for inclusion in the financial statements of a manufacturing company?

1     Carriage inwards
2    Carriage outwards
3    Depreciation of factory plant
4    Finished goods storage costs
5    Factory supervisors’ wages

5. What would conversion costs if costs of raw materials, direct labor costs, and manufacturing overhead costs $80,000, $50,000, and $60,000, respectively?

6. IAS 2 Inventories defines the items that may be included in computing the value of an inventory of finished goods manufactured by a business.

Which one of the following lists consists only of items which may be included in the statement of financial position value of such inventories, according to IAS 2?

7. An inventory record card shows the following details.

February 1      50 units in stock at a cost of $40 per unit
7      100 units purchased at a cost of $45 per unit
14        80 units sold
21        50 units purchased at a cost of $50 per unit
28        60 units sold

What is the value of inventory at 28 February using the FIFO method?

8. The closing inventory at cost of a company at 31 January 20X3 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 20X3 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?

9. The information below relates to inventory item Z.
March 1      50 units held in opening inventory at a cost of $40 per unit
17     50 units purchased at a cost of $50 per unit
31    60 units sold at a selling price of $100 per unit

Under AVCO, what is the value of inventory held for item Z at the end of March 31?

10. Which of the following statements about IAS 2 Inventories is correct?
Production overhead should be included in cost on the basis of a company’s normal level of activity in the period.
In arriving at the net realisable value of inventories, trade discounts and settlement discounts must be deducted.
In arriving at the cost of inventories, FIFO, LIFO and weighted average cost formulas are acceptable.
It is permitted to value finished goods inventories at materials plus labour cost only, without adding production overheads.