Explain the lower of cost and net-realisable-value rule

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Topic - Inventory and Retail Operations

Question 1 ABC Ltd has the following information related to its inventory for December:

ABC Ltd uses a perpetual inventory system with FIFO costing.

Date

Item

Quantity

Unit Cost

1st December

Beginning Inventory

15

220

6th December

Sale

12

 

9th December

Purchase

3

250

25th December

Sale

5

 

30th December

Purchase

4

270

Required:
(a) Complete the following inventory record below.

Inventory Record.

 

Date

Purchases

Cost of Sales

Inventory on Hand

Quantity

Unit Cost

Total Cost

Quantity

Unit Cost

Total Cost

Quantity

Unit Cost

Total Cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) What would Cost of Sales be if ABC Ltd used a periodic inventory system with FIFO costing? Show your workings.

Question 2

Explain the "Lower of Cost and Net-Realisable-Value rule" in 5 lines or less.

Question 3

What would the general journal entries be to record the 6th December sale if the selling price is $330 per unit which includes 10% GST.

Topic - Accounting Information Systems

Question 1 Consider the following transactions and indicate which journal they would be recorded in using an Accounting Information System.

Transaction

Journal

Sale on credit

 

Cash sale

 

Prepayment of Insurance

 

Borrowing money on Long term loan

 

Payment of wages

 

Purchase of inventory on credit

 

Depreciation of Motor Vehicle

 

Payment of Accounts payable account

 

Expiration of Prepaid Rent

 

Collection of Accounts Receivable

 

Purchase of inventory for cash

 

Collection of accounts receivable

 

Closing entries

 

Payment of electricity for the month

 

Receipt of bank interest

 

Sales return of faulty inventory

 

Question 2 Identify three advantages of using an Accounting Information System that uses special journals.

Question 3

Describe what the general journal is used for in an Accounting Information System that uses special journals. Give examples of entries that would be recorded in the general journal.

Question 4 - Reflection
In your opinion, should a single employee be responsible for more than one special journal, for example the sales journal and the cash receipts journal? Explain your answer?

Topic - Regulation, PP&E and Intangibles

Question 1
Magpie Ltd uses many kinds of machines in its operations. It constructs some of these machines itself and acquires others from the manufacturers. Machine A was acquired on 1 July 2017. Machine A has a useful life of 5 years and has a zero residual value. The Machine A is depreciated on a straight-line basis.

The following information relates to Machine A that it has recorded in the 2017-18 period.

Machine A
Cash paid for machine A, including GST of $8,000 $88,000
Costs of transporting machine - insurance and transport 3,000
Labour costs of installation by expert fitter 5,000
Labour costs of testing machine 4,000
Insurance costs for 2017-18 1,500
Costs of training for personnel who will use the machine 2,500
Costs of safety rails and platforms surrounding machine 6,000
Costs of water devices to keep machine cool 8,000
Costs of adjustments to machine to make it operate more efficiently 7,500

Required

1. Determine the amount at which Machine A should be recorded in the records of Magpie Ltd. For items not included in the cost of the machine, note how they should be accounted for.

2. Prepare journal entries to record:
a. The cost of Machine A and any costs to be expensed.
b. Depreciation expense for the year ended 30 June 2018 for Machine A

3. Prepare an extract of the Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2018.

Question 2 - Reflection (Minimum 100 words, Maximum 150 words)

Why do you think the accounting requirements for intangibles assets have become so strict? Should all intangible assets be recognised? Provide examples to help explain your answer.

Attachment:- Reflection Questions.rar

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In the given assignment, we were required to answer the questions and resolve the calculations asked in the different projects. The assignment was based on concepts of managerial cost accountancy and required defining of some cost accounting principles.

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