Question on: JAMB Accounting - 2018

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Trading account for the year ended 31st December 2009

 

Opening Stock                                               32,000 Sales                48,000     
Purchases                           40,000 Less Return       2,000
Carriage inwards                   1,000  
                                            41,000  
Less Return                          2,000                 39,000  
   
Cost of goods available                                     ??  
Less closing stock                                            9,000  
Cost of goods sold                                            ??  

 

A
#20,500
B
#23,000
C
#28,000
D
#27,000
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Correct Option: A

To calculate the average stock, we calculate the addition of stock at the beginning and at the end of the financial period, them and dividing the resulting value by two.

  This also refers to the average value of products kept for sale during an accounting period.

  Hence,

  Average stock = opening stock + closing stock/2

  = 32000 + 9000/2

  = 41000/2

  =₦ 20500

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