Hestor Companys records indicate the following information: Merchandise inventory, January 1, 2014 ..... $ 550,000 Purchases, January
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Merchandise inventory, January 1, 2014 ..... $ 550,000
Purchases, January 1 through December 31, 2014 . 2,250,000
Sales, January 1 through December 31, 2014 ... 3,000,000
On December 31, 2014, a physical inventory determined that ending inventory of $600,000 was in the warehouse. Hestor’s gross profit on sales has remained constant at 30%. Hestor suspects some of the inventory may have been taken by some new employees.
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At December 31, 2014, what is the estimated cost of missing inventory?
Ending Inventory
The 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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Financial Reporting and Analysis
ISBN: 978-0078025679
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Authors: Flawrence Revsine, Daniel Collins, Bruce, Mittelstaedt, Leon
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