Over the past several years, Landmark Supplies has averaged a gross profit of 34%. At the end of 20--, the income statement of the company included the information shown below:   Sales       $1,100,000   Cost of goods sold:              Merchandise inventory, January 1, 20--   $67,000          Purchases   840,000          Goods available for sale   $907,000          Less merchandise inventory, December 31, 20--   130,000          Cost of goods sold       777,000   Gross profit on sales       $323,000     Investigation revealed that employees of the company had not taken an actual physical count of the inventory on December 31, 20--. Instead, they had merely estimated the inventory. Required: Under the gross profit method of inventory estimation, determine the following items to check the accuracy of the employees' estimates.   Gross profit on sales   ? Cost of goods sold   ? Ending inventory   ?

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Over the past several years, Landmark Supplies has averaged a gross profit of 34%. At the end of 20--, the income statement of the company included the information shown below:

 

Sales       $1,100,000  
Cost of goods sold:          
   Merchandise inventory, January 1, 20--   $67,000      
   Purchases   840,000      
   Goods available for sale   $907,000      
   Less merchandise inventory, December 31, 20--   130,000      
   Cost of goods sold       777,000  
Gross profit on sales       $323,000  

 

Investigation revealed that employees of the company had not taken an actual physical count of the inventory on December 31, 20--. Instead, they had merely estimated the inventory.

Required:

Under the gross profit method of inventory estimation, determine the following items to check the accuracy of the employees' estimates.

 

Gross profit on sales   ?
Cost of goods sold   ?
Ending inventory   ?

 

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