Blossom Legler requires an estimate of the cost of goods lost by fire on March 9. Merchandise on hand on January 1 was $39,520. Purchases since January 1 were $74,880; freight-in, $3,536; purchase returns and allowances, $2,496. Sales are made at 33 1/3% above cost and totaled $117,000 to March 9. Goods costing $11,336 were left undamaged by the fire; remaining goods were destroyed. Compute the cost of goods destroyed = ? Compute the cost of goods destroyed, assuming that the gross profit is 33 1/3% of sales = ?

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Blossom Legler requires an estimate of the cost of goods lost by fire on March 9. Merchandise on hand on January 1 was $39,520. Purchases since January 1 were $74,880; freight-in, $3,536; purchase returns and allowances, $2,496. Sales are made at 33 1/3% above cost and totaled $117,000 to March 9. Goods costing $11,336 were left undamaged by the fire; remaining goods were destroyed.

Compute the cost of goods destroyed = ?

Compute the cost of goods destroyed, assuming that the gross profit is 33 1/3% of sales = ?

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