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Accounting

Port West Trading Limited

2014

2015

2016

Sales

1,400,000

1,500,000

1,720,000

Cost of goods sold

1,316,000

1,450,000

1,680,000

84,000

50,000

40,000

Inventory

140,000

180,000

210,000

Accounts receivable

100,000

140,000

200,000

Cash

10,000

0

0

Current assets

250,000

320,000

410,000

Accounts payable

79,850

85,000

90,000

Short term debt

0

34,850

79,850

Provisions- returns/refunds

1,400

1,500

1,720

Current liabilities

81,250

121,350

171,570

Assume you are the auditor of Port West Trading Limited. Management provides you with a series of explanations for the 2016 financial results. Which of the following explanations might not be valid for the inventory to increase from 2015 to 2016?

Select one:

a. The anticipation of a large sales order after balance date.

b. Insufficient allowance for out-of-date inventory.

c. Poor inventory count or cut-off procedures at year end.

d. The anticipation of a future price rise in raw materials.

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