Intermediate Accounting
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259722660
Author: J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.5BE
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Gross Profit Method: Under this method, the beginning inventory is added to the net purchases during the period which results in the goods available for sale. Then, the estimated cost of goods sold is deducted from the goods available for sale to estimate the ending inventory.
To Estimate: the cost of the inventory destroyed by the hurricane using the gross profit method.
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Estimating Inventory Loss Using Gross Profit Method
On November 15, a fire destroyed Youngstown Inc.'s warehouse where inventory is stored. It is estimated that $12,000 can be realized from sale of usable but damaged inventory. The accounting records
concerning inventory reveal the following. Gross profit averaged 35% of net sales.
Inventory at Nov. 1
Purchases from Nov. 1 to Nov. 15
Net sales from Nov. 1 to Nov. 15
$144,000
168,000
240,000
Required
a. Calculate the estimated loss of inventory using the gross profit method. $ 144,000
b. Assume instead that the markup is 25% of cost. Estimate the loss of inventory using the gross profit method. $ 120,000
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