Hilary operates a manufacturing business and has supplied the information below.
Opening inventory at 1 August 2022:
Raw materials $9100
Work in progress $21357
Finished goods $24235
For the year ending 31 July 2023:
Revenue $457250
Purchases of raw materials $110000
Purchases returns of raw materials $2200
Purchases of finished goods $23500
Purchases returns of finished goods $4700
Wages of factory operatives $91665
Wages of factory supervisor $29000
Wages of office supervisor $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 at 31 July 2023:
Raw material $9980
Work in progress $22446
Finished goods $25110
2 Heat, light and power is to be divided 4/5 to the factory and 1/5 to the office.
3 Rates and insurance is to be divided 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 costing $644 had not been paid, and no adjustment had been recorded.
5 Factory equipment is depreciated at 25% per annum using the reducing balance method.
(a)[11]
Prepare Hilary’s manufacturing account for the year ending 31 July 2023.
(b)[4]
Calculate the gross profit earned by Hilary for the year ended 31 July 2023.
(c)[5]
Advise Hilary whether she should sell only the output from her own factory and expand production. Justify your answer by including arguments both for and against selling only production from her own factory and increasing the amount produced.
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