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Unrealized profit is deducted because it is received but not yet earned means goods are not sold to outside customers and unless goods sold to end user or outside company customers, profit is not actually earned.

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What is unrelaized profit?

Unrealized profit is that portion of profit which is not yet earned. In transfer pricing normally what happens that products after finishing transfers to other departments with profit charged but if those goods not sell to end user until that time that profit cannot be counted as profit which is called unrealized profit.


What is accounting treatment of drawings?

Drawing are goods or cash taken from business by the Owner for this personal use. Drawing of goods will be deducted from the amount of purchases in Income statement and also from the Owner's equity in Balance sheet. Drawing of cash will be just deducted from Owner's equity in balance sheet. Opening Capital Add Profit Add Additional Capital Less Drawings (Cash + Goods) -------------------------------------- = Closing Capital


Do you include purchases return in profit and loss account?

Yes, purchases returns should be included in the profit and loss account as they reduce the total cost of goods sold. When goods are returned, the value of those returns is deducted from the total purchases, thereby affecting the gross profit calculation. This adjustment helps provide a more accurate representation of the company's profitability during the accounting period.


Opening stock plus purchases minus closing stock is called?

Its COST OF GOODS SOLD (COGS) or simply Cost of Sales (COS). This number once deducted from Sales gives you Gross Profit.


How do you calculate sales with cost of goods sold?

Cost of good by sales can b calculated by many diffrent ways first you see whats given in question. 1)If only sales and gross profit is given then (sales-gross profit) formula wil be applicable and the net figure wil be cost of goods sold. 2)If purchases,opening stock,closing stock and direct expenses are given then (opening stock purchases direct expenses-closing stock) net figure is cost of goods sold. 3)If only sales and %tage of profit is given (a)on sales then profit is calculated and is deducted from sales which gives cost of goods sold (b)on COGS then if 1/4 th is profit on COGS then it is assumed that it will be 1/5 th on sales n similarly if 1/3th on COGS it will be 1/4th on sales and after calculating profit it is deducted from sales and net figure is COGS.

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What is unrelaized profit?

Unrealized profit is that portion of profit which is not yet earned. In transfer pricing normally what happens that products after finishing transfers to other departments with profit charged but if those goods not sell to end user until that time that profit cannot be counted as profit which is called unrealized profit.


What is the sale if gross margin mark-up is 40 of cost?

Could be anything, 40 is gross profit after costs of goods sold is deducted.


What is a major problem with Africa's export economy?

Raw materials earn less than finished goods. or It is hard for Africa to make a profit on the goods that it exports. or World-market price fluctuations make the economy unstable


What is accounting treatment of drawings?

Drawing are goods or cash taken from business by the Owner for this personal use. Drawing of goods will be deducted from the amount of purchases in Income statement and also from the Owner's equity in Balance sheet. Drawing of cash will be just deducted from Owner's equity in balance sheet. Opening Capital Add Profit Add Additional Capital Less Drawings (Cash + Goods) -------------------------------------- = Closing Capital


What is subtracted from net sales revenue to get gross profit?

Sales returns from customers and discount allowed to customers are deducted from total sales to arrive at net sales.


Do you include purchases return in profit and loss account?

Yes, purchases returns should be included in the profit and loss account as they reduce the total cost of goods sold. When goods are returned, the value of those returns is deducted from the total purchases, thereby affecting the gross profit calculation. This adjustment helps provide a more accurate representation of the company's profitability during the accounting period.


What is the effect of closing stock on net profit?

A business remaining stock at the end of an accounting period is known as closing stock. It may include the finished goods, raw material and work in process and it is also deducted from the periods costs in the balance sheet. however sales in the trading a/c do have an effect on the gross profit and hence in the profit and loss a/c for the net profit. An increase or decrease in closing stock will have an effect on the net profit..if closing stock increase the gross profit will increse and vice versa. As the gross profit will increase the firm will able to deduct more expenses from it and hence the remaining will be the net profit.( increase)


Opening stock plus purchases minus closing stock is called?

Its COST OF GOODS SOLD (COGS) or simply Cost of Sales (COS). This number once deducted from Sales gives you Gross Profit.


How do you calculate sales with cost of goods sold?

Cost of good by sales can b calculated by many diffrent ways first you see whats given in question. 1)If only sales and gross profit is given then (sales-gross profit) formula wil be applicable and the net figure wil be cost of goods sold. 2)If purchases,opening stock,closing stock and direct expenses are given then (opening stock purchases direct expenses-closing stock) net figure is cost of goods sold. 3)If only sales and %tage of profit is given (a)on sales then profit is calculated and is deducted from sales which gives cost of goods sold (b)on COGS then if 1/4 th is profit on COGS then it is assumed that it will be 1/5 th on sales n similarly if 1/3th on COGS it will be 1/4th on sales and after calculating profit it is deducted from sales and net figure is COGS.


What is the journal entry to move finished goods from Work In Process to Finished Goods Inventory?

[Debit] Finished Goods [Credit] Work in process


What are finished goods?

Finished goods are goods that have completed the manufacturing process but have not yet been sold or distributed to the end user.


How to calculate the closing stock of finished goods?

annual cost of sales=1800000 opening stock of finished goods=60000 finished goods storage period:10 days assuming 360 days in a year, the closing stock of finished goods is=??