The inventory of Bell Department Store was destroyed by a fire on September 10, 2014. The following

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The inventory of Bell Department Store was destroyed by a fire on September 10, 2014. The following 2014 data were found in the accounting records:
Jan. 1 inventory .............................................$180,000
Jan. 1 -Sept. 10 purchases (net) .....................$342,000
Jan. 1 -Sept. 10 sales ......................................$675,000
2014 estimated gross profit rate ......................42%
Estimate the cost of the inventory destroyed in the fire using the gross profit method.
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Fundamental Accounting Principles

ISBN: 978-0071051507

Volume I, 14th Canadian Edition

Authors: Larson Kermit, Tilly Jensen

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