FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Selected data on merchandise inventory, purchases, and sales for Celebrity Tan and Ranchworks Co. are as follows:

  Cost   Retail
Celebrity Tan      
Merchandise inventory, August 1 $426,000   $576,000
Transactions during August:      
Purchases (net) 4,902,000   6,624,000
Sales     6,814,000
       
Ranchworks Co.      
Merchandise inventory, March 1 $258,000    
Transactions during March through November:      
Purchases (net) 3,425,000    
Sales 5,998,000    
Estimated gross profit rate 42%    

1.  Determine the estimated cost of the merchandise inventory of Celebrity Tan on August 28 by the retail method, presenting details of the computations.

2a.  Estimate the cost of the merchandise inventory of Ranchworks Co. on November 30 by the gross profit method, presenting details of the computations.

2b.  Assume that Ranchworks Co. took a physical inventory on November 30 and discovered that $191,900 of merchandise was on hand. What was the estimated loss of inventory due to theft or damage during March thru November?

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