Web supplement - The accounts of manufacturing business

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Web supplement – The accounts of manufacturing business


 


Questions 3 – 5


Cedric runs a manufacturing business. At his year end, 31 May 20X4, he has
the following balances relating to the costs of factory production:


 
£
Purchases returns (of raw materials)
876
Stock of raw materials at 1 June 20X3
12 407
Depreciation of factory machinery
9 882
Work-in-progress at 1 June 20X3
5 224
Purchases of raw materials
100 442
Factory cleaning
3 933
Stock of raw materials at 31 May 20X4
10 296
Direct factory wages
88 760
Factory supervisor’s salary
18 827
Factory rental
22 400
Factory insurance
3 290
Work-in-progress at 31 May 20X4
6 969



Questions 6 – 8


Clemence makes shelves and fittings for refrigerators. Her expenses for the
year ending 31 March 20X7 include the following:


 
£
Purchases of raw materials
98 989
Repairs to factory machinery
276
Work-in-progress at 31 March 20X7
1 221
Import duties on raw materials purchases
1 000
Factory supervision costs
10 289
Insurance
2 325
Raw materials stock at 31 March 20X7
9 921
Factory rental
12 200
Administration staff salaries
12 700
Raw materials purchases returns
787
Electricity
5 200
Work-in-progress 1 April 20X6
1 860
Sundry administration expenses
6 286
Raw materials stock at 1 April 20X6
8 436

Notes:


1. The electricity cost in the list above is for both factory and administrative
offices. ¾ of the total relates to the factory.


2. The insurance cost in the list above is for the whole business. 4/5 of it
relates to the factory.


3. The factory contains machinery which cost £58 500. Clemence’s
depreciation policy is to charge depreciation at 10% on cost. There were no
acquisitions of disposals of machinery during the year ending 31 March 20X7.None
of the machinery is fully depreciated.




Questions 9 to 10


Cameron manufactures components for the motor industry. In the month of February
20X9 the production line has been busy manufacturing a single type of component.
Costs are as follows:


 
£
Raw materials
14 850
Direct labour
18 000
Factory rental
2 700
Factory cleaning
680
Supervisory and other factory costs
1 850

The factory manufactured 10 000 components in the month.