Arrange the following items in correct order as per statement of Profit and Loss of a company.
(A) Changes in inventories of finished goods
(B) Finance Cost
(C) Cost of materials consumed
(D) Depreciation and Amortisation
(E) Employees Benefit Expenses
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) - (C), (A), (E), (B), (D).
(C) Cost of materials consumed
(A) Changes in inventories of finished goods
(E) Employees Benefit Expenses
(B) Finance Cost
(D) Depreciation and Amortisation
STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS
I Revenue from operations
II Other income
III Total Revenue (I+II)
IV Expenses: Cost of materials consumed
Purchases of stock-in-trade
Changes in inventories of finished goods Work-in-progress and stock-in-trade
Employee benefits expense
Finance costs
Depreciation and amortisation expense
Other expenses
Total expenses
V Profit before extraordinary items and tax (III-IV)
VI Exceptional items
VII Profit before extraordinary items and tax (V-VI)
VIII Extraordinary items
IX Profit before tax (VII-VIII)