A fire completely destroyed all the inventory of Glisan Lumber Yard on August 5, 20- -. Fortunately, the accounting records were not destroyed in the fire. The following information is provided by Glisan Lumber Yard for the time period January 1 through August 5: Beginning inventory, January 1, 20- $94,000 Net purchases, January 1 through August 5 407,000 Net sales, January 1 through August 5 733,000 Normal gross profit as a percentage of sales 40% Required: Estimate the amount of merchandise inventory destroyed in the fire on August 5 using the gross profit method.

A fire completely destroyed all the inventory of Glisan Lumber Yard on August 5, 20- -. Fortunately, the accounting records were not destroyed in the fire. The following information is provided by Glisan Lumber Yard for the time period January 1 through August 5: Beginning inventory, January 1, 20- $94,000 Net purchases, January 1 through August 5 407,000 Net sales, January 1 through August 5 733,000 Normal gross profit as a percentage of sales 40% Required: Estimate the amount of merchandise inventory destroyed in the fire on August 5 using the gross profit method.

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