Royal Gorge Company uses the gross profit method to estimate ending inventory and cost of goods sold when preparing monthly financial statements required by its bank. Inventory on hand at the end of October was $59,400. The following information for the month of November was available from company records:

Purchases	$	119,000
Freight-in		3,900
Sales		225,000
Sales returns		9,500
Purchases returns		8,500

In addition, the controller is aware of $12,500 of inventory that was stolen during November from one of the company's warehouses. Required: 1. Calculate the estimated inventory at the end of November, assuming a gross profit ratio of 40%. 2. Calculate the estimated inventory at the end of November, assuming a markup on cost of 100%.

1.

Beginning inventory
Plus: Net purchases
Freight-in
Cost of goods available for sale		0
Less: Cost of goods sold:
Net sales
Less: Estimated gross profit
Estimated cost of goods sold		0
Estimated cost of inventory before theft		0
Less: Stolen inventory
Estimated ending inventory		$0

2.

Beginning inventory
Plus: Net purchases
Freight-in
Cost of goods available for sale		0
Less: Cost of goods sold:
Net sales
Less: Estimated gross profit
Estimated cost of goods sold		0
Estimated cost of inventory before theft		0
Less: Stolen inventory
Estimated ending inventory		$0