$ Inventory 1 July 2004 138,600 30 June 2005 149,100 Purchases for year ended 30 June 2005 716,100 Orset makes a standard gross profit of 30 per cent on sales. Based on these figures, what is Orset’s sales figure for the year ended 30 June 2005?
interest?
What figure should appear in the income statement for these items?
Statement (ii) is wrong as it reflects the common misconception that the shadow price is the maximum price which should be paid, rather than the maximum extra over the current purchase price.
Statement (iii) is wrong but could be thought to be correct if (ii) was wrongly assumed to be correct.
(1) All non-current assets must be depreciated. (2) If goodwill is revalued, the revaluation surplus appears in the statement of changes in equity. (3) If a tangible non-current asset is revalued, all tangible assets of the same class should be revalued. (4) In a company’s published balance sheet, tangible assets and intangible assets must be shown separately.
to international accounting standards? 1 Internally generated goodwill should not be capitalised. 2 Purchased goodwill should normally be amortised through the income statement. 3 Development expenditure must be capitalised if certain conditions are met.
The learning rate was actually better than expected and only (i) could cause it to improve.
1 A contingent asset should be disclosed by note if an inflow of economic benefits is probable. 2 A contingent liability should be disclosed by note if it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits to settle it will be required, with no provision being made. 3 No disclosure is required for a contingent liability if it is not probable that a transfer of economic benefits to settle it will be required. 4 No disclosure is required for either a contingent liability or a contingent asset if the likelihood of a payment or receipt is remote.
1 If certain criteria are met, research expenditure must be recognised as an intangible asset. 2 Goodwill may not be revalued upwards. 3 Internally generated goodwill should not be capitalised.