A fire destroyed a warehouse of the Goren Group, Inc., on May 4, 2021. Accounting records on that date indicated the following: Merchandise inventory, January 1, 2021 Purchases to date Freight-in Sales to date $1,980,000 5,880,000 480,000 9,000,000 The gross profit ratio has averaged 20% of sales for the past four years. Required: Use the gross profit method to estimate the cost of the inventory destroyed in the fire. Estimated loss from fire