Calculate the gross cost of merchandise sold.  Present your answer with a dollar sign, comma separator, and rounded to the dollar (i.e. $19,642).   NOTE.  In order to get the answer on the key, you have to use the cost value of Physical Inventory NOT the cost value of Closing Book Inventory.  Physical inventory is the more correct number, so this is the appropriate approach. NOTE.  In order to get the answer on the key, you have to compute the cost percent, rounded to four decimal places (i.e. 53.1234%).  This is a short-coming of the key that came with your textbook - and the authors' computation of the answer using Excel instead of a caluclator. NOTE.  There are four questions associated with this data.  You will ultimately complete a complete RIM exercise.       Cost ($) Retail ($) Opening inventory 130,410 201,543 Gross purchases 418,390 884,916 Returns to vendors 1,726 3,514 Cash discounts 2,040   Alteration costs 1,620   Freight 1,690   Gross Sales   806,430 Customer returns   60,340 Markdowns   120,630 Markdown cancellations   3,048 Additional markup   360 Employee discounts   1,010 Closing physical inventory   212,803

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Calculate the gross cost of merchandise sold.  Present your answer with a dollar sign, comma separator, and rounded to the dollar (i.e. $19,642).  

NOTE.  In order to get the answer on the key, you have to use the cost value of Physical Inventory NOT the cost value of Closing Book Inventory.  Physical inventory is the more correct number, so this is the appropriate approach.

NOTE.  In order to get the answer on the key, you have to compute the cost percent, rounded to four decimal places (i.e. 53.1234%).  This is a short-coming of the key that came with your textbook - and the authors' computation of the answer using Excel instead of a caluclator.

NOTE.  There are four questions associated with this data.  You will ultimately complete a complete RIM exercise.

 

 

  Cost ($) Retail ($)
Opening inventory 130,410 201,543
Gross purchases 418,390 884,916
Returns to vendors 1,726 3,514
Cash discounts 2,040  
Alteration costs 1,620  
Freight 1,690  
Gross Sales   806,430
Customer returns   60,340
Markdowns   120,630
Markdown cancellations   3,048
Additional markup   360
Employee discounts   1,010
Closing physical inventory   212,803
     
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