CBSE Class 12 Accountancy sample paper 2025-26: question 28(a)
From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2025-26, section B-I, question 28(a), for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.
Q28(a) · 1 mark · MCQAccounting Ratios
Inventory Turnover Ratio of company was 5 times. The firm had Revenue from operations of ₹ 5,00,000 and Gross Profit was 25% of Cost of Revenue from Operations. Determine the amount of Opening Inventory if Closing Inventory was ₹ 60,000.
- (A)₹ 80,000
- (B)₹ 60,000
- (C)₹ 1,00,000
- (D)₹ 50,000
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Hints
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Hint 1
Turn the gross profit on cost into the cost of revenue from operations.
Hint 2
Inventory turnover = cost of revenue from operations / average inventory.
Step-by-step solution
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Gross profit is 25% of cost, so revenue = cost × 125/100 and cost of revenue from operations = 5,00,000 × 100/125 = ₹ 4,00,000.
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Average inventory = 4,00,000 / 5 = ₹ 80,000. Opening + closing = ₹ 1,60,000, so opening = 1,60,000 − 60,000 = ₹ 1,00,000. Option (C).
Answer: (C) ₹ 1,00,000
Where the marks are
- Cost ₹ 4,00,000, average inventory ₹ 80,000, opening ₹ 1,00,000 (1 mark)
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: Accounting Ratios (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
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