Last year Joe Cash won 5 million in the national lottery, which he used to start up
Question:
Last year Joe Cash won £5 million in the national lottery, which he used to start up a business called Joe Cash Ltd. At the start of the year the business had £5 million capital and £5 million cash. During the year the business purchased inventory. By the end of the year all the inventory had been sold for £6.25 million. Assume there were no other transactions.
(a) Calculate the profit for the year under the financial capital maintenance concept.
(b) Joe finds out that it would cost £5.65 million to replace the inventory at the end of the year in terms of its operating capacity. Calculate the profit for the year under the physical capital maintenance concept.
Step by Step Answer:
Business Accounting An Introduction To Financial And Management Accounting
ISBN: 9780230276239
2nd Edition
Authors: Jill Collis, Roger Hussey, Andrew Holt, Holt Collis, J. Collis