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A-LevelAccountingInventory ValuationOct/Nov 2018Paper 1 Q111 Mark

The draft financial statements for a business included an inventory valued at $550000. This valuation included damaged items which originally cost $50000. These could be sold for $15000 provided that $5000 is spent on repairs. What is the correct inventory valuation?

A$490000
B$500 000
C$510000
D$515000

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Oct/Nov 2018 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Inventory Valuation and is worth 1 mark.

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