| 25 The following is an extract from the income statement of a business:$000 $000
 Sales revenue 22,000
 Opening inventories 5,000
 Purchases 15,000
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 20,000
 less: Closing inventories 3,000 17,000
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 Gross profit 5,000
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 To the nearest day, how many days’ sales are held in the closing inventories?
 A 3,000/22,000 x 365 = 50 days
 B 3,000/17,000 x 365 = 64 days
 C 3,000/15,000 x 365 = 73 days
 D 3,000/20,000 x 365 = 55 days
   B |