On April 15, a bad day in many ways, a fire destroyed the entire inventory of a local retail store, except for patially damaged inventory ($10,000 cost) which was sold as scrap for $5,000 cash. The accounting records indicate the following: Sales Income at selling prices, Jan. 1 to April 15, $360,000 Inventory at cost, Jan. 1, $50,000 Purchases at cost, Jan. 1 to April 15, $280,000 Gross profit is 25% of cost Estimate the dollar loss to be reported to insurance using the gross profit method.
On April 15, a bad day in many ways, a fire destroyed the entire inventory of a local retail store, except for patially damaged inventory ($10,000 cost) which was sold as scrap for $5,000 cash. The accounting records indicate the following: Sales Income at selling prices, Jan. 1 to April 15, $360,000 Inventory at cost, Jan. 1, $50,000 Purchases at cost, Jan. 1 to April 15, $280,000 Gross profit is 25% of cost Estimate the dollar loss to be reported to insurance using the gross profit method.
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Transcribed Image Text:On April 15, a bad day in many ways, a fire destroyed the entire inventory of a local retail store, except for patially
damaged inventory ($10,000 cost) which was sold as scrap for $5,000 cash. The accounting records indicate the
following:
Sales Income at selling prices, Jan. 1 to April 15, $360,000
Inventory at cost, Jan. 1, $50,000
Purchases at cost, Jan. 1 to April 15, $280,000
Gross profit is 25% of cost
Estimate the dollar loss to be reported to insurance using the gross profit method.
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