FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
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Flourish and Blotts Ltd., a shop selling books about magic, uses the perpetual inventory
method. At the end of a financial year the firm undertakes a stocktake and discovers that
there is an amount of inventory that cannot be accounted for. The stocktake also reveals that,
'Antiquated Spells', a line of inventory has become obsolete and can only be sold for 20%
below cost.
Discuss why a stocktake is necessary and how to account for the missing stock and the
obsolete inventory.
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Transcribed Image Text:Flourish and Blotts Ltd., a shop selling books about magic, uses the perpetual inventory method. At the end of a financial year the firm undertakes a stocktake and discovers that there is an amount of inventory that cannot be accounted for. The stocktake also reveals that, 'Antiquated Spells', a line of inventory has become obsolete and can only be sold for 20% below cost. Discuss why a stocktake is necessary and how to account for the missing stock and the obsolete inventory.
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