Suppose Alpine Sportswear suffered a fire loss and needs to estimate the cost of the goods destroyed. Beginning inventory was $110,000, net purchases totaled $660,000, and sales came to $1,100,000. Alpine's normal gross margin percentage is 51%. Use the gross margin method to estimate the cost of the inventory lost in the fire. Select one: O $539,000 O $231,000 O $561,000 $770,000
Suppose Alpine Sportswear suffered a fire loss and needs to estimate the cost of the goods destroyed. Beginning inventory was $110,000, net purchases totaled $660,000, and sales came to $1,100,000. Alpine's normal gross margin percentage is 51%. Use the gross margin method to estimate the cost of the inventory lost in the fire. Select one: O $539,000 O $231,000 O $561,000 $770,000
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