Atul Ltd 2009-10

118 / Atul Ltd | Annual Report 2009-10 (Rs crores) Schedule 15 OTHER EXPENDITURE 2009-10 2008-09 Rent 1.61 2.07 Rates and taxes 1.09 1.28 Insurance 2.43 1.64 Freight, cartage and octroi 30.67 30.20 Discount on sales 10.59 11.33 Cash discount 7.60 5.15 Commission to others 8.15 8.13 Brokerage 0.04 0.03 Travelling and conveyance 8.00 7.91 Payments to statutory auditors 0.54 0.61 Payments to cost auditors 0.02 0.01 Directors' fees and travelling 0.22 0.24 Directors' commission (other than Managing and Wholetime Director) 0.27 0.12 Charities and donations 0.31 0.33 Bad debts and Irrecoverable balances written off 17.79 0.93 Less: Provision made in earlier years in respect of amounts written off during the year, adjusted as per contra 16.16 0.40 1.63 0.53 Provision for doubtful debts - 2.56 Provision for doubtful advances - 4.77 Miscellaneous expenses 37.82 30.35 Exchange rate difference on consolidation for the year 1.68 (1.08) Obsolete and unserviceable materials written off 1.87 0.72 Loss on assets sold, discarded or demolished 0.43 0.35 Debits relating to earlier years 0.59 2.42 115.55 109.67 Schedule forming part of Consolidated Profit and Loss Account for the year ended March 31, 2010 119