Model: Determination of profit with respect to raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods—opening and closing level

In the reconciliation between cost and financial accounts, one of the areas of differences is for different methods of stock valuation. 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.

Raw materials (opening)

20,000

25,000

Raw materials (closing)

25,000

20,000

Work-in-progress (opening)

25,000

20,000

Work-in-progress (closing)

20,000

25,000

Finished stock (opening)

30,000

40,000

Finished stock (closing)

30,000

40,000