Compute the amount of the loss as a result of the fire, assuming that the corporation had no insurance coverage.
Compute the amount of the loss as a result of the fire, assuming that the corporation had no insurance coverage.
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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Transcribed Image Text:Pharoah Company lost most of its inventory in a fire in December just before the year-end physical inventory was taken. The
corporation's books disclosed the following.
Beginning inventory
$183,500
Sales revenue
$683,600
Purchases for the year
358,400
Sales returns
22,800
Purchase returns
30,000
Rate of gross profit on net sales
30 %
Merchandise with a selling price of $23,100 remained undamaged after the fire. Damaged merchandise with an original selling price of
$15,000 had a net realizable value of $5,800.
Compute the amount of the loss as a result of the fire, assuming that the corporation had no insurance coverage.
Amount of the loss
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