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Difficulty: EasyPreparation of Trading and Profit & Loss Account for Manufacturing Entities

Bisi Manufacturing Company provided the following balances extracted from its accounting records at the end of the year:

Financial ItemAmount (\text{N})
Opening inventory of finished goods15,000
Cost of production80,000
Closing inventory of finished goods20,000
Carriage outwards5,000

What is the cost of goods sold for the period?

  1. \text{N}75,000Answer
  2. B
    \text{N}80,000
  3. C
    \text{N}115,000
  4. D
    \text{N}85,000

Answer

\text{N}75,000
In the Trading Account of a manufacturing entity, Cost of Goods Sold is obtained by adding the cost of production to the opening inventory of finished goods and subtracting the closing inventory of finished goods: \text{N}15,000 + \text{N}80,000 - \text{N}20,000 = \text{N}75,000. Carriage outwards is a distribution expense placed in the Profit and Loss Account.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the components of Cost of Goods Sold in a manufacturing Trading Account
\text{Cost of Goods Sold} = \text{Opening Inventory of Finished Goods} + \text{Cost of Production} - \text{Closing Inventory of Finished Goods}
Cost of production is transferred from the Manufacturing Account to act as the primary cost of goods available for sale.
2
Calculate the Cost of Goods Sold using given figures
\text{N}15,000 + \text{N}80,000 - \text{N}20,000 = \text{N}75,000
Carriage outwards is ignored in this section because it is an administrative/selling expense reported in the Profit and Loss Account.

Key Concept

Calculation of Cost of Goods Sold for Manufacturing Entities
Estimated Time:45s
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