Neco 2017 Financial Accounting Question 1

Practice objective / multiple choice question 1 from the 2017 Neco Financial Accounting examination.

Neco 2017 Financial Accounting Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 1 NECO • 2017 • FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING • objective

The trial balance of a merchandising firm shows: Opening stock ₦150,000; Purchases ₦320,000; Purchase returns ₦20,000; Freight‑in ₦8,000; Sales ₦560,000; Sales returns ₦15,000; and the gross profit for the year is reported as ₦120,000. Assuming no other transactions, determine the value of the closing stock. Use the formula \( \text{COGS}=\text{Opening Stock}+\text{Purchases}-\text{Purchase Returns}+\text{Freight‑in}-\text{Closing Stock} \).

Answer Options

A. 38000
Correct Answer B. 33000
C. 35000
D. 30000
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
33000

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This is Neco 2017 Financial Accounting Question 1. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Financial Accounting examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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