Accounting 0452 · IGCSE · Manufacturing accounts

Manufacturing accounts — practice question

Hilary runs a manufacturing business and has supplied the information below. Inventory on 1 August 2022 Raw materials inventory $9100 Work in progress inventory $21357 Finished goods inventory $24235 For the year ended 31 July 2023 Revenue $457250 Raw material purchases $110000 Raw material purchase returns $2200 Finished goods purchases $23500 Finished goods purchase returns $4700 Factory operatives’ wages $91665 Factory supervisor’s wages $29000 Office supervisor’s wages $28000 Heat, light and power $11600 Rates and insurance $8250 Factory repairs and renewals $5125 Factory equipment - at cost $124000 Factory equipment - provision for depreciation $35500 Additional information 1 Inventory on 31 July 2023 Raw materials $9980 Work in progress $22446 Finished goods $25110 2 Heat, light and power is to be apportioned 4/5 to the factory and 1/5 to the office. 3 Rates and insurance is to be apportioned 3/5 to the factory and 2/5 to the office. Insurance of $4440 has been paid for the year to 31 December 2023. 4 At 31 July 2023, a factory repair of $644 was unpaid and no adjustment had been made. 5 Factory equipment is depreciated at 25% per annum using the reducing balance method.
(a)[11]

Prepare Hilary’s manufacturing account covering the year ended 31 July 2023.

(b)[4]

Calculate Hilary’s gross profit for the year ending 31 July 2023.

(c)[5]

Advise Hilary on whether she ought to sell only the output from her own factory and raise production. Support your answer with arguments both for and against selling only output from her own factory and raising the amount produced.

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