Accounting 0452 · IGCSE · Manufacturing accounts

Manufacturing accounts — practice question

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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