Which of the following statements about the IAS 2 requirements in this area are correct? 1 Finished goods inventories may be valued on the basis of labour and materials cost only, without including overheads. 2 Carriage inwards, but not carriage outwards, should be included in overheads when valuing inventories of finished goods. 3 Factory management costs should be included in fixed overheads allocated to inventories of finished goods.
1 A company might make a rights issue if it wished to raise more equity capital. 2 A rights issue might increase the share premium account whereas a bonus issue is likely to reduce it. 3 A bonus issue will reduce the gearing (leverage) ratio of a company. 4 A rights issue will always increase the number of shareholders in a company whereas a bonus issue will not.