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76. Kevin Corporation Limited prepares its financial statements in accordance with IFRS. The inventory related costs incurred during the year include the following:

Raw materials $56,000
Direct labor $40,000
Storage of finished goods$18,000
Abnormal costs $6,000
Transportation of raw materials$10,000

  • Option : B
  • Explanation : Inventory cost = Raw materials + Direct Labor + Transportation Inventory cost = 56,000 + 40,000 + 10,000 = 106,000. Abnormal cost and storage cost of finished goods are excluded from the cost of inventory.
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77. The information on a company’s inventory is given below:

Opening inventory 0 units
1st purchase 500 units at $30/unit
2nd purchase 1,000 units at $33/unit
3rd purchase1,200 units at $34/unit
Total Sales 2,000 units at $50/unit

  • Option :
  • Explanation : Ending Inventory Weighted Average Calculations
     Units $/unitTotal $
    Purchase  #1 500$30$15,000
    Purchase  #2 1000$33$33,000
    Purchase #3 1200$34$40,800
    Total available  2,700 $88,800
    Average cost = 88,800 / 2,700 = $32.89 Ending inventory
    = 2,700 – 2,000 = 700 units.Cost of ending inventory = $32.89 * 700 = $23,023
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78. Jackson Enterprises uses the FIFO inventory valuation method. The company bought 400 generators at a price of $300 each on January 5, 2012. 300 of these generators were sold off at a price of $450 each by the end of March, 2012. On April 10, 2012, 250 more generators were bought at a price of $325 each. By May 31, 2012, 225 generators were further sold off at a price of $500 each. What would be the inventory value on June 1, 2012 for the company?

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79. Swan Brothers Limited uses weighted average cost as the inventory valuation method. The following table shows their purchases and sales for the first two quarters of cotton bales.

Date PurchasedSold Cost perbalePrice perbale
January 1  1800200250
February 1    20150210250
March 1 025225 275
April 1   2000225275
May 1   1000250280
June 1 0175275300

  • Option : A
  • Explanation : Weighted average cost per unit = Total cost incurred ÷ Toatal units purchased. Weighted average cost per unit = [(180 * 200) + (20 * 210) + (200 * 225) + (100 * 250)] ÷ 500 = 110,200/500 = $220.4 Ending inventory = Number of units remaining * weighted average cost Ending inventory = [(180 + 20 + 200 + 100) - (150 + 25 + 175)] * 220.4 = $33,060.
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80. Calvin Clients Limited reports its inventory and cost of goods sold using the LIFO valuation method. The following table shows the details of purchases and sales for the year 2010. Assume that in each month, the purchases happen at the start of the month and sales happen at the end of the month.

Month  Units purchasedUnits soldCost per unitPrice per unit
January    500100150
March  10025110150
May   060n/a175
June   1250125175
July 1200150180
October  080n/a200
December    060n/a225

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