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A-LevelAccountingFinancial Accounting (Inventory Valuation)May/June 2017Paper 1 Q221 Mark

Jamal uses the AVCO system to value his inventory. He provides the following information: March 1 no opening inventory 6 60 units were purchased at $120 per unit 17 100 units were purchased at $116 per unit 23 110 units were sold for $150 per unit What was the cost of sales for March?

A$5875
B$12925
C$13000
D$18800

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2017 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Financial Accounting (Inventory Valuation) and is worth 1 mark.

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