A substantial portion of inventory owned by Prentiss Sporting Goods was recently destroyed when the roof collapsed
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A substantial portion of inventory owned by Prentiss Sporting Goods was recently destroyed when the roof collapsed during a rainstorm. Prentiss also lost some of its accounting records. Prentiss must estimate the loss from the storm for insurance reporting and financial statement purposes. Prentiss uses the periodic inventory system. The following accounting information was recovered from the damaged records:
Beginning inventory .......$ 60,000
Purchases to date of storm ..... 190,000
Sales to date of storm ....... 250,000
The value of undamaged inventory counted was $3,600. Historically Prentiss’s gross margin percentage has been approximately 25 percent of sales.
Required
Estimate the following:
a. Gross margin in dollars.
b. Cost of goods sold.
c. Ending inventory.
d. Amount of lost inventory.
Ending InventoryThe ending inventory is the amount of inventory that a business is required to present on its balance sheet. It can be calculated using the ending inventory formula Ending Inventory Formula =...
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Fundamental Financial Accounting Concepts
ISBN: 978-0078025907
9th edition
Authors: Thomas Edmonds, Christopher Edmonds