Calculation of Sales Ratio

11/07/2020 1 By indiafreenotes

Sales Ratio is very much significant as there are certain expenses which are allocated on the basis of sales apart from gross profit. In the previous problem we have assumed that the amount of sales is a single amount.

But where such sales fluctuate from month to month, calculation of sales ratio is not so simple. For example, sale of woolen products usually increases in the months of December, January and February in comparison with the other months of a year.

It may also be found out that among the months of December, January and February, sales may also vary. In these cases, sales ratio is determined on the basis of expected relationship of the monthly sales with the total amount of sales.

Consider the following illustration.

illustration:

X Ltd. was incorporated on 1st April 2007 in order to take over a running business from 1st January 2007. X Ltd. prepares its final accounts on 31st December 2007. You are asked to calculate the sales ratio of pre- and post-incorporation periods from the following particulars:

(a) Sales (from January 2007 to December 2007)—Rs. 4, 80,000;

(b) January sales = Twice the Average Sales;

(d) May to August = 1/4th of the Average Sale for each month;

(e) October and November = 3 times the Average Sale.

Computation of Sales Ratio ( pre and post-incorporation)
Average Sales = Rs.4,80,000/12 = Rs. 40,000
January	Rs. 40,000 *2	80,000
February	Rs. 40,000 *1	40,000
May	Rs. 40,000 *(1/4)	10,000
June	Rs. 40,000 *(1/4)	10,000
July	Rs. 40,000 *(1/4)	10,000
August	Rs. 40,000 *(1/4)	10,000
October	Rs. 40,000 *3	1,20,000
November	Rs. 40,000 *3	1,20,000
	Total Sales =	Rs. 4,00,000