Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Preparation of financial statements

Preparation of financial statements — practice question

JH Limited is a manufacturing business that makes one product. The transfer price of finished goods to the income statement equals cost plus a fixed percentage for factory profit.
(a)[4]

Explain why a manufacturing business may include a manufacturing account in its financial statements.

(b)[5]

Prepare the manufacturing account for the year ended 31 October 2017 in full detail.

(c)[9]

Prepare the income statement for the year ended 31 October 2017 in full.

(d)[7]

Advise the directors whether they should increase the transfer price or not. Support your answer with any relevant calculations.

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This 25-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Enables management to evaluate how well the factory is performing.

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