29.6 Thomas Brown and Partners, a business of practising accountants, have several clients who

are retail distributors of the Allgush Paint Spray guns.

The current price list of Gushing Sprayers Limited, manufacturers, quotes the following wholesale

prices for the Allgush Paint Spray guns:

Grade A distributors 500 each

Grade B distributors 560 each

Grade C distributors 600 each

The current normal retail price of the Allgush Paint Spray gun is 750.

Thomas Brown and Partners are currently advising some of their clients concerning the valuation

of stock in trade of Allgush Paint Spray guns.

1 Charles Gray - Grade B distributor

On 30 April 2016, 15 Allgush Paint Spray guns were in inventory, including one gun which was

slightly damaged and expected to sell at half the normal retail price. Charles Gray considers that

this gun should remain in inventory at cost price until it is sold.

K. Peacock, a customer of Charles Gray, was expected to purchase a spray gun on 30 April

2016, but no agreement was reached owing to the customer being involved in a road accident

and expected to remain in hospital until late May 2016.

Charles Gray argues that he is entitled to regard this as a sale during the year ended 30 April

2016.

2 Jean Kim - Grade C distributor

On 31 May 2016, 22 Allgush Paint Spray guns were in inventory. Unfortunately Jean Kim's business

is suffering a serious cash flow crisis. It is very doubtful that the business will survive and therefore

a public auction of the inventory-in-trade is likely. Reliable sources suggest that the spray guns

may be auctioned for 510 each; auction fees and expenses are expected to total 300.

Jean Kim has requested advice as to the basis upon which her inventory should be valued at

31 May 2016.

3 Peter Fox - Grade A distributor

Peter Fox now considers that inventory valuations should be related to selling prices because of

the growing uncertainties of the market for spray guns.

Alternatively, Peter Fox has suggested that he uses the cost prices applicable to Grade C

distributors as the basis for inventory valuations - 'after all this will establish consistency with

Grade C distributors'.

Required:

A brief report to each of Charles Gray, Jean Kim and Peter Fox concerning the valuation of their

inventories-in-trade.

Note: Answers should include references to appropriate accounting concepts.

(Association of Accounting Technicians)