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Riverbed Company uses the gross profit method to estimate inventory for monthly reporting purposes. Presented below is information for the month of May. Inventory, May

Riverbed Company uses the gross profit method to estimate inventory for monthly reporting purposes. Presented below is information for the month of May.

Inventory, May 1 $ 163,800
Purchases (gross) 651,200
Freight-in 29,500
Sales revenue 925,900
Sales returns 66,700
Purchase discounts

11,300

Compute the estimated inventory at May 31, assuming that the gross profit is 30% of cost. (Round percentage of sales to 2 decimal places, e.g. 78.74% and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 6,225.)

The estimated inventory at May 31

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P.S. $223,960 is not the right answer

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