E 9-9 Gross profit method LO9-2 On November 21, 2021, a fire at Hodge Company's warehouse caused severe damage to its entire inventory of Product Tex. Hodge estimates that all usable damaged goods can be sold for $12,000. The following information was available from the records of Hodge's periodic inventory system: Inventory, November 1 $100,000 Net purchases from November 1, to the date of the fire 140,000 Net sales from November 1, to the date of the fire 220,000 Based on recent history, Hodge's gross profit ratio on Product Tex is 35% of net sales. Required: Calculate the estimated loss on the inventory from the fire, using the gross profit method. (AICPA adapted) A fire destroyed a warehouse of the Goren Group, Inc., on May 4, 2021. Accounting records on that date indicated the following: Merchandise inventory, January 1, 2021 $1,900,000 Purchases to date 5,800,000 Freight.in 400,000 Sales to date 8,200,000 The gross profit ratio has averaged 20% of sales for the past four years. Required: Use the gross profit method to estimate the cost of the inventory destroyed in the fire. E 9-10 Gross profit method L09-2