On April 15 of the current year, a fire destroyed the entire inventory of Nourish, a retail store. The following data are available:            Sales, January 1 through April 15                                    $473,000            Inventory, January 1                                                               60,000            Purchases, January 1 through April 15                           372,000            Markup on cost                                                                             25% The amount of the inventory loss is estimated to be

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On April 15 of the current year, a fire destroyed the entire inventory of Nourish, a retail store. The following data are available:

           Sales, January 1 through April 15                                    $473,000

           Inventory, January 1                                                               60,000

           Purchases, January 1 through April 15                           372,000

           Markup on cost                                                                             25%

The amount of the inventory loss is estimated to be


 

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