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Jan. 1 Received 1,000 units at N10 each
Jan. 2 Received 2,000 units at N12 each
Jan. 3 Issued 1,500 units
Jan. 4 Received 1,000 units at N11 each
Jan. 5 Issued 1,000 units
What is the value of closing stock using simple average?
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A.
N11,500 -
B.
N17,000 -
C.
N16,500 -
D.
N28,500
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation
In this method of stock valuation, the average unit cost is calculated by multiplying the total of the unit costs by the number of receiving.
| issue price method | Date | Receipt | Issue | Balance | |||||
| Simple average | Qty | price | Value | Dispatch Qty | Balance | ||||
| 1/1 | 1000 | 10 | 10000 | – | 1000 | ||||
| 2/1 | 2000 | 12 | 24000 | – | 3000 | ||||
| 3/1 | – | – | – | 1500 | 1500 | ||||
| 4/1 | 1000 | 11 | 11000 | – | 2500 | ||||
| 5/1 | – | – | – | 1000 | 1500 | ||||
| Total | 4000 | 33 | 2500 | 1500 | |||||
The closing stock using simple average =
(33 ÷ 3) x 1500 = 16500