Principles of Accounting Volume 1
Principles of Accounting Volume 1
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ISBN: 9781947172685
Author: OpenStax
Publisher: OpenStax College
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P8.6 (LO 4) (Gross Profit Method) Eastman Company lost most of its inventory in a fire in Decem-
ber just before the year-end physical inventory was taken. Corporate records disclose the following.
Inventory (beginning)
Purchases
Purchase returns
$ 80,000
290,000
28,000
Sales revenue
Sales returns
$415,000
21,000
Gross profit % based on
net selling price
35%
Merchandise with a selling price of $30,000 remained undamaged after the fire, and damaged merchan-
dise has a net realizable value of $8,150. The company does not carry fire insurance on its inventory.
Instructions
Prepare a formal labeled schedule computing the fire loss incurred. (Do not use the retail inventory method.)
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Transcribed Image Text:P8.6 (LO 4) (Gross Profit Method) Eastman Company lost most of its inventory in a fire in Decem- ber just before the year-end physical inventory was taken. Corporate records disclose the following. Inventory (beginning) Purchases Purchase returns $ 80,000 290,000 28,000 Sales revenue Sales returns $415,000 21,000 Gross profit % based on net selling price 35% Merchandise with a selling price of $30,000 remained undamaged after the fire, and damaged merchan- dise has a net realizable value of $8,150. The company does not carry fire insurance on its inventory. Instructions Prepare a formal labeled schedule computing the fire loss incurred. (Do not use the retail inventory method.)
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