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Difficulty: HardBar Trading and Special Activities Account

Highland Social Club operates a bar to generate additional revenue for its social activities. For the financial year ended 31 December 2025, the following information was extracted from its records:

- Bar inventory on 1 January 2025: ₦45,000
- Bar inventory on 31 December 2025: ₦58,000
- Total cash paid to bar suppliers: ₦320,000
- Bar creditors on 1 January 2025: ₦28,000
- Bar creditors on 31 December 2025: ₦34,000
- Bar wages paid: ₦65,000
- Accrued bar wages as at 31 December 2025: ₦12,000
- Bar takings (sales): ₦540,000

Calculate the net profit from bar operations to be transferred to the Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Answer: 150000

Answer

The net profit from bar operations to be transferred to the Income and Expenditure Account is ₦150,000.
To find the net profit transferred to the Income and Expenditure account, first compute credit purchases as ₦320,000 + ₦34,000 - ₦28,000 = ₦326,000. Next, calculate the Cost of Bar Goods Sold as ₦45,000 + ₦326,000 - ₦58,000 = ₦313,000. Deducting COGS from total bar takings of ₦540,000 gives a bar gross profit of ₦227,000. Finally, deduct total bar wages of ₦77,000 (₦65,000 paid + ₦12,000 accrued) to obtain the net profit of ₦150,000.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Calculate total bar purchases for the year
Total Purchases = ₦320,000 + ₦34,000 - ₦28,000 = ₦326,000
Adjusting cash payments to suppliers for opening creditors (subtracted) and closing creditors (added) yields the total credit purchases for the period.
2
Calculate Cost of Bar Goods Sold (COGS)
COGS = ₦45,000 + ₦326,000 - ₦58,000 = ₦313,000
Cost of goods sold represents the opening stock plus total purchases minus closing stock.
3
Calculate Bar Gross Profit
Bar Gross Profit = ₦540,000 - ₦313,000 = ₦227,000
Gross profit is determined by deducting the cost of goods sold from total bar takings.
4
Deduct total bar wages to find Net Bar Profit
Total Bar Wages = ₦65,000 + ₦12,000 = ₦77,000. Net Bar Profit = ₦227,000 - ₦77,000 = ₦150,000
Bar expenses, including paid and accrued bar wages, are deducted from bar gross profit to arrive at the net profit transferred to the Income and Expenditure Account.

Key Concept

Bar Trading Account Net Profit Determination
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