In the reconciliation between cost and financial accounts, one of the areas of differences is different methods of stock valuation used. State with reasons, in each of the following circumstances whether costing profit will be higher or lower than the financial profit:

Items of stock

Cost valuation Rs

Financial valuation Rs

(i)

Raw material (opening)

50,000

60000

(ii)

Work in progress (closing)

60,000

50,000

(iii)

Finished stock (closing)

50,000

60,000

(iv)

Finished stock (opening)

60,000

50,000