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Ramesh Traders earns a gross profit of 20% on sales. Sales for the year were ₹6,00,000, opening stock was ₹80,000 and closing stock was ₹1,00,000. All purchases are accounted for. What was the amount of purchases?
Purchases were ₹5,00,000. Gross profit is 20% of ₹6,00,000, which is ₹1,20,000, so cost of sales is ₹4,80,000. Adding closing stock of ₹1,00,000 and deducting opening stock of ₹80,000 gives purchases of ₹5,00,000.
- A₹5,00,000
- B₹4,80,000
- C₹4,60,000Correct
- D₹5,20,000
Explanation
Gross profit = 20% of 6,00,000 = 1,20,000, so cost of goods sold = 4,80,000. Purchases = COGS + closing stock - opening stock = 4,80,000 + 1,00,000 - 80,000 = 5,00,000. Check: 80,000 + 5,00,000 - 1,00,000 = 4,80,000. Hence the correct figure is 5,00,000, but option 3 must be rechecked: 4,60,000 would result from subtracting closing stock twice wrongly.
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