On January 1 a store had inventory of P55,000. January purchases were P46,000 and January sales were P105,000.  On February 1 a fire destroyed most of the inventory.  The rate of gross profit was 25% of cost.  Merchandise with a selling price of P7,500 remained undamaged after the fire.  Compute the amount of the fire loss, assuming the store had no insurance coverage.

On September 1 of the current year, Scots Company experienced a flood that destroyed the company's entire inventory. Because the company had not completed its month end reporting for August, it must estimate the amount of inventory lost using the gross profit method. At the beginning of August, the company reported beginning inventory of $216,400. Inventory purchased during August was $192,910. Net Sales for the month of August were $544,400. Assuming the company's typical gross profit ratio is 40%, estimate the amount of inventory destroyed in the flood.

During Year 1, the inventory of Debra's Gift Shop decreased by $32,000. If the income statement for Year 1 reported cost of goods sold of $269,000, purchases during the year must have amounted to: Multiple Choice $301.000 $269,000 $150.500. $237,000. 35

On June 30, 2021, a fire at Norjanna Company’s only warehouse caused severe damage to itsinventory. Based on recent history, Norjanna has a gross profit of 25% on cost. The followinginformation is available from the records for the six months ended June 30, 2021:Inventory – January 1                     4,000,000Net purchases                               18,000,000Net sales                                        20,000,000A physical inventory disclosed undamaged goods with selling price of P1,000,000. On June 30, 2021,unsold goods on consignment with selling price of P1,500,000 are in the hands of the consignee. Whatis the estimated cost of inventory destroyed by fire? Judy Company uses the retail inventory method to approximate its ending inventory. The followinginformation is available for the current year:                                                         Cost                        RetailBeginning inventory                      650,000                  1,200,000Purchases…

Sandhill Legler requires an estimate of the cost of goods lost by fire on March 9. Merchandise on hand on January 1 was $ 37,240. Purchases since January 1 were $ 70,560; freight-in, $ 3,332; purchase returns and allowances, $ 2,352. Sales are made at 33 1/3% above cost and totaled $ 111,000 to March 9. Goods costing $ 10,682 were left undamaged by the fire; remaining goods were destroyed.

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.

The Branch of the Company is billed for merchandise by the home office at 20% above cost. The branch in turn, prices merchandise for sales purposes at 25% above billed price. On February 28, all of the branch merchandise is destroyed by flood. No insurance was maintained. Branch accounts show the following information (see image below). What was the cost of merchandise destroyed by the flood?