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    PracticeACCAACCA FA — Financial Accounting Practice Exam 1Question 20
    Medium2 marksMultiple Choice
    Preparing basic financial statementsIncomplete RecordsMargin and Mark-upInventory

    ACCA · Question 20 · Preparing basic financial statements

    Section A

    A fire destroyed the warehouse of Phoenix Traders. The following information is available:
    Opening inventory: $20,000
    Purchases up to the date of the fire: $80,000
    Sales up to the date of the fire: $120,000
    Phoenix Traders operates with a standard gross profit margin of 25%.

    What is the estimated cost of the inventory destroyed in the fire?

    Answer options:

    A.

    $10,000

    B.

    $4,000

    C.

    $30,000

    D.

    $24,000

    How to approach this question

    Use the margin to find Cost of Sales (Sales * (1 - Margin)). Then use the Cost of Sales formula (Opening Inventory + Purchases - Closing Inventory = Cost of Sales) to solve for the missing Closing Inventory.

    Full Answer

    A.$10,000✓ Correct
    Gross profit margin is 25% of sales. Therefore, Cost of Sales is 75% of sales. Cost of Sales = 75% * $120,000 = $90,000. Cost of Sales formula: Opening Inventory + Purchases - Closing Inventory = Cost of Sales. $20,000 + $80,000 - Closing Inventory = $90,000. $100,000 - Closing Inventory = $90,000. Closing Inventory = $10,000.

    Common mistakes

    Confusing margin (percentage of sales) with mark-up (percentage of cost).
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