Financial Accounting (12th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)
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ISBN: 9780134725987
Author: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.66AP
LO 4, 5
(Learning Objectives 4, 5: Compute gross profit; estimate inventory using the gross profit method) Cleveland Company, a camera store, lost some inventory in a fire on October 15. To file an insurance claim, the company must estimate its October 15 inventory using the gross profit method. For the past two years. Cleveland Company’s gross profit has averaged 41% of net sales. Its inventory records reveal the following data:
| Inventory, October 1 ............................. | $ 57,700 |
| Transactions October 1–15: | |
| Purchases .............................................. | 490,800 |
| Purchase discounts ............................... | 17,000 |
| Purchase returns | 70,900 |
| Sales .................................................... | 660,000 |
Requirements
1. Estimate the cost of the lost inventory using the gross profit method.
2. Prepare the income statement for October 1 to October 15 for this product through gross profit.
Show the detailed computations of cost of goods sold in a separate schedule.
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Young Company, a camera store, lost some inventory in a fire on December 15. To file an insurance claim, the company must estimate its December 15 inventory using the gross profit method. For the past two years, Young Company's gross profit has averaged 45% of net sales. Its inventory records reveal the following data:
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Requirement 1. Estimate the cost of the lost inventory using the gross profit method.
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Estimated cost of goods sold:
Less:
Estimated cost of goods sold
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Inventory, December 1
Transactions December 1-15:
Purchases
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$ 57,500
490,000
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663,000
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Requirements
1. Estimate the cost of the lost inventory using the gross profit method.
2. Prepare the income statement for December 1 to December 15 for this product
through gross profit. Show the detailed computations of cost of goods…
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1. Estimate the cost of the inventory destroyed by the fire
2. Identify another reason owners and managers use the gross margin method to estimate inventory on a regular basis
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Financial Accounting (12th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)
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