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Gross Profit Method

A fire completely destroyed all the inventory of Glisan Lumber Yard on August 5, 20–. Fortunately, the accounting records were not destroyed in the fire. The following information is provided by Glisan Lumber Yard for the time period January 1 through August 5:

Beginning inventory, January 1, 20–$116,000

Net purchases, January 1 through August 5 432,000

Net sales, January 1 through August 5720,000

Normal gross profit as a percentage of sales 40%

Required:

Estimate the amount of merchandise inventory destroyed in the fire on August 5 using the gross profit method.

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Retail Inventory Method

The following information is provided by Raynette’s Pharmacy for the last quarter of its fiscal year ending on March 31, 20–:

Cost Retail Inventory, start of period, January 1, 20–$34,000  $51,100  Net purchases during the period180,668  269,300  Net sales for the period261,900  

Required:

1. Estimate the ending inventory as of March 31 using the retail inventory method.

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2. Estimate the cost of goods sold for the time period January 1 through March 31 using the retail inventory method.

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