Berta Company recently lost its entire inventory in a fire. The following information is available from its accounting records: Beginning inventory: $1,000; purchases: $13,000; net sales: $20,000. The company's average gross profit percentage is 40%. Using the gross profit method, a reasonable estimate of cost of goods sold for this past period would be?

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Xander Orr

17 August, 13:34

Berta Company recently lost its entire inventory in a fire. The following information is available from its accounting records: Beginning inventory: $1,000; purchases: $13,000; net sales: $20,000. The company's average gross profit percentage is 40%. Using the gross profit method, a reasonable estimate of cost of goods sold for this past period would be?

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Harry Franklin · Answer 1

Lost Inventory would be $2.000

Explanation:

Consider the following calculations and variables

Inventory cost at beginning : $1000 Purchase : $13,000 Sales : $20000 cost of Goods Available = $1000 + $13,000 = $14,000 Gross Profit percentage is 40%. So Cost of Goods Sold = 100-40 = 60% Cost of Goods Sold = $20000 * 60% = $12000 Ending Inventory = Cost of Goods Available - Cost of Goods Sold = $14000 - $12000 = $2000

Lost Inventory would be $2000