Calculate the value of the opening stock

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Freedom Afloat is a shop which sells canoes and small sailing boats.

On the 1st January 2019 it had in stock 8 canoes which cost £550 each and 6 sailing boats which cost £1000 each.

During 2019 the following transactions took place:

   Canoes   Sailing Boats

Purchases per month   Quantity   Price   Quantity   Price

January - April   12   £550   10   £1100

May - August   25   £600   15   £1200

September - December   10   £600   8   £1100

Sales per month            

January - May   7   £850   8   £1500

June - September   32   £900   18   £1600

October - December   10   £900   7   £1650

Employed one sales assistant at £18,500

Employed a part-time fitter at £14,000

Advertised in boating magazines at a cost of £200 per month

Paid rent at £2750 per quarter

Paid insurance of £1350

Paid a part-time bookkeeper £250 per month to keep the accounts

Paid a part-time cleaner £35 per week to clean the shop

Had vehicle expenses of £7500

Brought essential fittings for the boats at a cost of £4500

Required:

(a) Calculate the value of the Opening stock, Purchases, Sales and Closing stock.                            

(b) Make Trading and Profit and Loss account for the year ended 31st December 2019.                     

(c) Calculate the gross profit margin and the net profit margin as a percentage of sales.

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