The substance is that there is no ‘free’ finance; its cost, as such, is built into the selling price.
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?
The method of apportioning general fixed costs is not required to calculate the break-even sales revenue.
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.