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Elmo Hams breeds and sells pigs. His records disclosed the following: Quantity Value ($) Pigs on Hand - beginning of year 3400 72100 Purchases 900

Elmo Hams breeds and sells pigs. His records disclosed the following:

Quantity

Value ($)

Pigs on Hand - beginning of year

3400

72100

Purchases

900

38200

Natural Increase

1100

Sales

2900

161500

Rations

50

Pigs on Hand - end of year

2250

Elmo chooses to use the prescribed value for natural increase and average cost for rations and closing stock.

Market selling value of Elmo's stock at year end was $40 per head.

a)Calculate the average cost of 1 pig (to 2 decimal places) $

b) Prepare the trading account

Trading Account

Qty.

$

Qty.

$

Opening Stock

Sales

Purchases

Rations

Natural Increase

Deaths

Gross Profit

Closing Stock

Total

Total

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