Example
1 Maruti Ltd sells product Notebook and Pens, the raw materials used in manufacturing of notebook is wood and in case of pens is plastic respectively The cost of wood and plastic is Rs 10 and Rs 50 respectively The realizable value (replacement cost) of wood and plastic is Rs 8 and Rs 35 respectively.
However it is expected that the Notebook will be realized at 15 of gross profit, whereas Pen is expected to be making a loss of 10 of the total cost .....
What will be the value at which wood and plastic will be recognized in the books?
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As per AS 2 materials and supplies held for use in the production of inventories are not written down below cost if
the finished products in which they will be incorporated are expected to be sold at or above cost
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In case of wood cost is Rs 10 and net realizable value is Rs 8 Since the price of finished goods is expected to be
above the cost even though NRV is less, the Company will value the wood at Rs 10
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However, when there has been a decline in the price of materials and it is estimated that the cost of the finished
goods will exceed the net realizable value, the materials are to be written down to its net realizable value In these
circumstances, replacement cost may be the best available measure of their net realizable value
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Hence in case of plastic the cost is Rs 50 and net realizable value is Rs 35 since final product Pen is expected to be sold at a value less than its cost, the Company will value the plastic to its estimated realizable value Replacement Cost of Rs 35 at the year end.