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On September 22, 2018, a flood destroyed the entire merchandise
inventory on hand in a warehouse owned by the Rocklin Sporting
Goods Company. The following information is available from the
records of the company’s periodic inventory system:
Inventory, January 1, 2018 | $ | 154,000 | |
Net purchases, January 1 through September 22 | 384,000 | ||
Net sales, January 1 through September 22 | 620,000 | ||
Gross profit ratio | 20 | % | |
Required:
Complete the below table to estimate the cost of inventory
destroyed in the flood using the gross profit method.
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