Part A
Sometimes a manufacturer wants to promote a particular item or
encourage additional business from a buyer. Also, buyers may
be entitled to additional discounts as a result of buying large
quantities. In such cases, the manufacturer may offer additional
discounts that are deducted one after another from the list price.
Such discounts are called a trade discount series, chain discounts
or successive discounts.
Question:
Why do manufactures use a trade discount series? Why not
just translate the series into a single discount equivalent?
Explain in brief!
Part B
Use the straight-line method to find the yearly depreciation for a
molding machine that has an expected useful life of five years.
The molding machine costs OMR 27,300, its shipping costs
totaled OMR 250, its installation charges came to OMR 450, and
its salvage value is OMR 1,000.
Question:
Prepare the depreciation schedule for the molding machine.