found that $18,000 paid for the purchase of a motor van had been debited to motor expenses account. It is the company’s policy to depreciate motor vans at 25 per cent per year, with a full year’s charge in the year of acquisition. What would the net profit be after adjusting for this error?
$97,100
Allocating part of the sales proceeds of a motor vehicle to interest received even though it was sold with 0% (interest free) finance
The substance is that there is no ‘free’ finance; its cost, as such, is built into the selling price.
3 and 4 only
Which of the following statements about the IAS 2 requirements in this area are correct? 1 Finished goods inventories may be valued on the basis of labour and materials cost only, without including overheads. 2 Carriage inwards, but not carriage outwards, should be included in overheads when valuing inventories of finished goods. 3 Factory management costs should be included in fixed overheads allocated to inventories of finished goods.
2 and 3 only
according to the payables ledger account of Alta in Ordan’s records was only $230. Comparison of the statement and the ledger account revealed the following differences: 1 A cheque sent by Ordan for $270 has not been allowed for in Alta’s statement. 2 Alta has not allowed for goods returned by Ordan $180. 3 Ordan made a contra entry, reducing the amount due to Alta by $3,200, for a balance due from Alta in Ordan’s receivables ledger. No such entry has been made in Alta’s records. What difference remains between the two companies’ records after adjusting for these items?
$100
