One of Wells Company's retail outlets was destroyed by fire on March 18. All merchandise was burned. The company has fire insurance on its merchandise inventory. It will therefore file a claim for recovery of the cost of the lost inventory. Clearly, a physical inventory cannot be taken because the inventory has been destroyed. The branch's records were kept by the home office, and you have been asked to examine the records to determine an estimate of the cost of the lost merchandise. As of March 18, the firm's records disclosed the following data about the beginning inventory for the year, the merchandise purchases made during the period, and total sales during the period: Actual Cost Retail Sales Price Beginning inventory, January 1 $ 88,200 $ 118,800 Merchandise purchases, January 1-March 18 66,300 87,600 Freight on purchases 2,500 Total sales, January 1-March 18 103,400 Required: Determine the approximate cost of the inventory destroyed on March 18