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Whale Inc. was organized on January 1, 2020. December 31, 2021, the company lost most of its
inventory in a warehouse fire just before the year-end count of inventory was to take place. The
company's records disclosed the following data:
2020
2021
Inventory, Jan. 1
204,000
Purchases
860,000
692,000
Purchase returns and allowance
46,120
64,600
Sales
788,000
836,000
Sales returns and allowances
16,000
20,000
On January 1, 2021, Whale's pricing policy was changed so that the gross profit rate would be three
percentage higher than the one earned in 2020
Salvaged undamaged merchandise was marked to sell at P24,000 while damaged merchandise marked
to sell at P16,000 had an estimated realizable value of P3,600.
REQUIRED:
a. What is the company's gross profit rate beginning January 1, 2021?
b. How much is the inventory fire lost?
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Transcribed Image Text:Whale Inc. was organized on January 1, 2020. December 31, 2021, the company lost most of its inventory in a warehouse fire just before the year-end count of inventory was to take place. The company's records disclosed the following data: 2020 2021 Inventory, Jan. 1 204,000 Purchases 860,000 692,000 Purchase returns and allowance 46,120 64,600 Sales 788,000 836,000 Sales returns and allowances 16,000 20,000 On January 1, 2021, Whale's pricing policy was changed so that the gross profit rate would be three percentage higher than the one earned in 2020 Salvaged undamaged merchandise was marked to sell at P24,000 while damaged merchandise marked to sell at P16,000 had an estimated realizable value of P3,600. REQUIRED: a. What is the company's gross profit rate beginning January 1, 2021? b. How much is the inventory fire lost?
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