n April 15, 2021, fire damaged the office and warehouse of Wildhorse Corporation. The only accounting record saved was the general ledger, from which the balance sheet data below was prepared.   WILDHORSE CORPORATION MARCH 31, 2021 Cash $ 21,640   Accounts receivable 41,310   Inventory, December 31, 2020 77,490   Land 34,680   Buildings 112,620   Accumulated depreciation   $ 44,180 Equipment 3,860   Accounts payable   22,809 Other accrued expenses   15,076 Common stock   103,100 Retained earnings   50,970 Sales revenue   134,520 Purchases 50,970   Miscellaneous expense 28,085     $ 370,655 $ 370,655 The following data and information have been gathered.   1.   The fiscal year of the corporation ends on December 31. 2.   An examination of the April bank statement and canceled checks revealed that checks written during the period April 1-15 totaled $ 12,890: $ 5,595 paid to accounts payable as of March 31, $ 3,438 for April merchandise shipments, and $ 4,219 paid for other expenses. Deposits during the same period amounted to $ 13,859, which consisted of receipts on account from customers with the exception of a $ 910 refund from a vendor for merchandise returned in April. 3.   Correspondence with suppliers revealed unrecorded obligations at April 15 of $ 17,083 for April merchandise shipments, including $ 2,305 for shipments in transit (f.o.b. destination) on that date. 4.   Customers acknowledged indebtedness of $ 47,140 at April 15, 2021. It was also estimated that customers owed another $ 8,080 that will never be acknowledged or recovered. Of the acknowledged indebtedness, $ 633 will probably be uncollectible. 5.   The companies insuring the inventory agreed that the corporation's fire-loss claim should be based on the assumption that the overall gross profit rate for the past 2 years was in effect during the current year. The corporation's audited financial statements disclosed this information:               Year Ended December 31     2020   2019 Net sales   $ 487,600   $ 420,210 Net purchases   258,650   224,280 Beginning inventory   53,000   72,510 Ending inventory   77,490   53,000       6.   Inventory with a cost of $ 7,640 was salvaged and sold for $ 3,520. The balance of the inventory was a total loss. Compute the amount of inventory fire loss. (Round ratios for computational purposes to 2 decimal places, e.g 78.52% and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 28,987.)   Inventory fire loss   $

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On April 15, 2021, fire damaged the office and warehouse of Wildhorse Corporation. The only accounting record saved was the general ledger, from which the balance sheet data below was prepared.

 

WILDHORSE CORPORATION
MARCH 31, 2021
Cash $ 21,640  
Accounts receivable 41,310  
Inventory, December 31, 2020 77,490  
Land 34,680  
Buildings 112,620  
Accumulated depreciation   $ 44,180
Equipment 3,860  
Accounts payable   22,809
Other accrued expenses   15,076
Common stock   103,100
Retained earnings   50,970
Sales revenue   134,520
Purchases 50,970  
Miscellaneous expense 28,085  
  $ 370,655 $ 370,655


The following data and information have been gathered.

 

1.   The fiscal year of the corporation ends on December 31.
2.   An examination of the April bank statement and canceled checks revealed that checks written during the period April 1-15 totaled $ 12,890: $ 5,595 paid to accounts payable as of March 31, $ 3,438 for April merchandise shipments, and $ 4,219 paid for other expenses. Deposits during the same period amounted to $ 13,859, which consisted of receipts on account from customers with the exception of a $ 910 refund from a vendor for merchandise returned in April.
3.   Correspondence with suppliers revealed unrecorded obligations at April 15 of $ 17,083 for April merchandise shipments, including $ 2,305 for shipments in transit (f.o.b. destination) on that date.
4.   Customers acknowledged indebtedness of $ 47,140 at April 15, 2021. It was also estimated that customers owed another $ 8,080 that will never be acknowledged or recovered. Of the acknowledged indebtedness, $ 633 will probably be uncollectible.
5.   The companies insuring the inventory agreed that the corporation's fire-loss claim should be based on the assumption that the overall gross profit rate for the past 2 years was in effect during the current year. The corporation's audited financial statements disclosed this information:
     
   
    Year Ended
December 31
    2020   2019
Net sales   $ 487,600   $ 420,210
Net purchases   258,650   224,280
Beginning inventory   53,000   72,510
Ending inventory   77,490   53,000
     
6.   Inventory with a cost of $ 7,640 was salvaged and sold for $ 3,520. The balance of the inventory was a total loss.


Compute the amount of inventory fire loss. (Round ratios for computational purposes to 2 decimal places, e.g 78.52% and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 28,987.)

 

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