Spratley Ltd is a builders merchant. On 1 September the business had, as part of its inventories,

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Spratley Ltd is a builders’ merchant. On 1 September the business had, as part of its inventories, 20 tonnes of sand at a cost of £18 per tonne and at a total cost of £360. During the first week in September, the business bought the following amounts of sand:

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On 7 September the business sold 60 tonnes of sand to a local builder.
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Calculate the cost of goods sold and the closing inventories from the above information using the following costing methods:

(a) first in, first out

(b) last in, first out

(c) weighted average cost.

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Accounting An Introduction

ISBN: 9780273733201

5th Edition

Authors: Eddie McLaney, Dr Peter Atrill, Eddie J. Mclan

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