Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Accounting Ratios

Question:

ABC Ltd., a telecom company was passing through a bad phase of business cycle and banks were unwilling to lend further amount. It decided to do introspection and compiled following information for the purposes of analysis:

 PARTICULARS  AMOUNT (₹)
 Total debts  900000
 Preference share capital  100000
 Shareholders funds  200000
 Current liabilities  400000
 Purchases  90000
 Excess of opening inventory over closing inventory  10000
 Aggregate of opening and closing inventory  50000

What will be the opening inventory of the company?

Options:

₹20000

₹30000

₹40000

₹10000

Correct Answer:

₹30000

Explanation:
 Aggregate of opening and closing inventory  ₹50000
 Excess of opening inventory over closing inventory  ₹10000

Let us assume opening inventory is x
So, closing inventory will 50000 - x
x- (50000-x) = ₹10000
x-50000 + x = 10000
2x= 60000
 x= ₹30000
Opening inventory will be ₹30000