Q1 Which of the following would satisfy the Division 70 definition of trading stock?
Select one:
a. Printing supplies to be used by a law firm
b. Meat held by a butcher
Q 2Which of the following is not an acceptable basis for valuing trading stock?
Select one:
a. Retail Inventory
e. Average Cost
Q.1
Trading stock includes: (a) anything produced, manufactured or acquired that is held for purposes of manufacture, sale or exchange in the ordinary course of a business; and (b) live stock.
a. Printing supplies to be used by a law firm is qualified to be trading stock as the meat will not be considred as live stock.
Q.2
The stock must be valued at cost, which is the actual cost of the stock plus those charges that are necessary to get it to the place at which it is located. Only that stock that is actually on hand is included in the valuation of trading stock.
The accounting methods of first-in-first-out, average cost and standard cost are only acceptable
Hence retail inventory method is not acceptable
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