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A business records $1,000 of supplies as an asset on 1 June. At month-end a physical count shows $900 of supplies still on hand. What balance for Supplies appears on the statement of financial position at 30 June, and what Supplies Expense appears in profit or loss?

ASupplies $900; Supplies Expense $100
BSupplies $100; Supplies Expense $900
CSupplies $1,000; Supplies Expense $0
DSupplies $900; Supplies Expense $900
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Supplies $900; Supplies Expense $100
1. The count shows $\$900$ remaining, so the asset is reported at $\$900$. 2. Amount used $= 1{,}000 - 900 = 100$, so Supplies Expense is $\$100$. 3. Therefore A is correct. 4. B swaps used and remaining; C ignores the adjustment; D mismatches the expense with the remaining asset. _Source: Jonick, Principles of Financial Accounting (CC BY-SA 4.0), §2.3.1 "Supplies—Deferred Expense", p.61_
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