ProofSmart Inc., a supplier of home insulation materials, was burned down in a recent fire. From the remains of what used to be the accounting ledger, the following information was recovered: Inventory Gross Margin Inventory Turns $38,000,000 $43,000,000 $85,000,000 $66,000,000 2006 $2,367,121 $318,000 42% 11 Prior to the fire, ProofSmart saw a sales growth of 48% in 2007, a record performance for the 18-year-old company. (NOTE: Gross margin is defined as 1 - (COGS /Sales).) What was the sales for 2007? Choose the answer closest to the correct answer. 2007 $2,418,257 45% [unreadable] Cannot be determined from the data given

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ProofSmart Inc., a supplier of home insulation materials, was burned down in a recent fire. From the remains of
what used to be the accounting ledger, the following information was recovered:
Inventory
Gross Margin
Inventory Turns
O
$38,000,000
$43,000,000
$85,000,000
Prior to the fire, ProofSmart saw a sales growth of 48% in 2007, a record performance for the 18-year-old
company. (NOTE: Gross margin is defined as 1 - (COGS/ Sales).)
What was the sales for 2007? Choose the answer closest to the correct answer.
$66.000.000
2006
$2.367.121
$318.000
42%
2007
$2,418,257
45 %
[unreadable]
Cannot be determined from the data given
K
Transcribed Image Text:ProofSmart Inc., a supplier of home insulation materials, was burned down in a recent fire. From the remains of what used to be the accounting ledger, the following information was recovered: Inventory Gross Margin Inventory Turns O $38,000,000 $43,000,000 $85,000,000 Prior to the fire, ProofSmart saw a sales growth of 48% in 2007, a record performance for the 18-year-old company. (NOTE: Gross margin is defined as 1 - (COGS/ Sales).) What was the sales for 2007? Choose the answer closest to the correct answer. $66.000.000 2006 $2.367.121 $318.000 42% 2007 $2,418,257 45 % [unreadable] Cannot be determined from the data given K
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