On January 1, a store had inventory of $48,000. January purchases were $46,000 and January sales were $95,000. On February 1 a fire destroyed most of the inventory. The rate of gross profit was 20% of sales. Merchandise with a selling price of $5,000 remained undamaged after the fire. Compute the amount of the fire loss, assuming the store had no insurance coverage. Label all figures.

On January 1, a store had inventory of $48,000. January purchases were $46,000 and January sales were $95,000. On February 1 a fire destroyed most of the inventory. The rate of gross profit was 20% of sales. Merchandise with a selling price of $5,000 remained undamaged after the fire. Compute the amount of the fire loss, assuming the store had no insurance coverage. Label all figures.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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