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Smith Distributors, Inc., supplies ice cream shops with various toppings for making sundaes. On November 17, 2013, a fire resulted in the loss of all

Smith Distributors, Inc., supplies ice cream shops with various toppings for making sundaes. On November 17, 2013, a fire resulted in the loss of all of the toppings stored in one section of the warehouse. The company must provide its insurance company with an estimate of the amount of inventory lost. The following information is available from the company's accounting records:


Fruit
Toppings
Marshmallow
Toppings
Chocolate
Toppings
Inventory, January 1, 2013 $ 27,000 $ 7,700 $ 3,700
Net purchases through Nov. 17 185,000 43,000 12,700
Net sales through Nov. 17 235,000 62,000 20,700
Historical gross profit ratio 15 % 30 % 30 %


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Calculate the estimated cost of each of the toppings lost in the fire.

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