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On April 1 5 , 2 0 2 6 , fira damagad the office and warshouse of Marigold Corporation. The only accounting racord savad was

On April 15,2026, fira damagad the office and warshouse of Marigold Corporation. The only accounting racord savad was the general
ledger, from which the balance shest data below was prepared.
The following data and information have baen gatherad.
The fscal year of the corporation ands on Decamber 31.
An evamination of the April bank statemant and cancelsd chacks ravealad that chacks written during the pariod April 1-15
totaled $10,400:$4,560 paid to accounts payable as of March 31,$2,720 for April marchandise shipments, and $3,120 paid
for other expenses. Deposits during the same period amounted to $10,360, which consistad of receipts on account from
customers with the evcaption of a $760 rafund from a vendor for merchandise returnad in April.
Corrspondance with suppliars revealad unrscorded ablizations at April 15 of $12,490 for April marchandise shipmants,
including $1,840 for shipmants in transit [fo.b. shipping point) on that date.
Customers acknowladged indabtednass of $36,900 at.April 15,2026. It was also estimated that customars owed another
$6,400 that will nevar be acknowladgad or recoverad Of the acknowladged indabtednass, $480 will probably be
uncallactible.
The companies insuring the invantary agresd that the corporation's firs-loss claim should be based on the assumption that
the overall gross profit rate for the past 2 years was in effect during the current year. The corporation's audited financial
statements disclased this information:
Imentory with a cost of $5,600 was salvagad and sold for $2,800. The balance of the invantory was a total loss.
Computs the amount of inwentory firs loss.
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