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.
to IAS 10 Events after the balance sheet date? 1 The bankruptcy of a credit customer with a balance outstanding at the balance sheet date. 2 A decline in the market value of investments. 3 The declaration of an ordinary dividend. 4 The determination of the cost of assets purchased before the balance sheet date.
The substance is that there is no ‘free’ finance; its cost, as such, is built into the selling price.